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Catawba Indian Memorial

Catawba Indian Memorial from directly overhead

Catawba Indian Memorial is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Mill Confederate Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 23 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1900
Inscription
1600-1900 "Erected to the Catawba Indians by Sam'l Elliott White and John McKee Spratt"

How to reach it

Coordinates35.00778, -80.94471

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Confederate Park: 0.0 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.0 mi
  • Millstone Park: 0.1 mi
  • Walter Elisha Park: 0.3 mi
  • Harris Street Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
  • Veterans Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Millstone: 0.1 mi
  • The Bulls: 6.2 mi
  • The Raven: 6.3 mi
  • The Apple and the Clamp: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 52
  • Baseball Water Tower: 3.3 mi
  • Arch: 6.2 mi
  • Surf Club Harbor: 6.4 mi
  • Blackbeard's Revenge: 6.4 mi
  • Afterburn: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 45
Museums: 33
Gardens: 26
Nature reserves: 20
Peaks: 13
Rest areas: 2
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 5.0 mi
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sailing Beach: 9.0 mi
  • South Point Beach: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Catawba Indian Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleWNW520 m25.0 mi
Crowders MountainNW458 m24.3 mi
Spencer MountainNNW375 m22.2 mi
Henry KnobWNW344 m20.5 mi
Jackson KnobNW328 m18.8 mi
Nanny MountainWNW299 m10.1 mi
Berry MountainNNW281 m17.1 mi
Kings Mountain ChurchW246 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:36
June solstice06:1120:0420:42
September equinox07:1218:4919:22
December solstice07:2916:3817:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424552616976807872615144
Precip in3.53.23.83.53.24.04.04.03.43.03.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Hill York CO AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5266068995

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