Cross Keys School
Cross Keys School is a historic site in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 190 m. Little Knob stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle of Blackstock's Historical Marker, a historic site 3.7 miles away. Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway passes 27 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
village in Union County, South Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q5188331, matched on coordinates and name (220 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 190 m
How to reach it
- 26.8 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site: 5.0 mi
- Calhoun Experimental Forest: 6.0 mi
- Calhoun Experimental Forest: 6.0 mi
- Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site: 6.7 mi
- Buffalo Mill Historic District: 8.4 mi
- Union Cotton Mills mural: 10.6 mi
- The Great Blue Heron: 12.8 mi
- Pacolet Mills mural: 20.0 mi
- Wade's mural: 22.1 mi
- Journeys of the Imagination: 22.2 mi
- Battle of Blackstock's Historical Marker: 3.7 mi
- Footprint of Sugar Creek Speedway: 5.7 mi
- Footprint of Buffalo Speedway: 7.2 mi
- Union Mills Monument: 10.4 mi
- Union County Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Birds Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Beddington Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 10.7 mi
- Wofford Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Crab Apple Hill: 12.0 mi
- Union County History Museum: 10.5 mi
- Clinton Museum: 12.2 mi
- Cherokee Museum: 14.8 mi
- Laurens County Museum: 16.3 mi
- Revolutionary War Museum & Library: 16.3 mi
- Tyger River Confluence: 11.9 mi
- Tyger River Confluence: 12.6 mi
- Cragmoor Farms: 17.4 mi
- Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center: 17.9 mi
- Pacolet River Heritage Preserve: 20.8 mi
- West Springs: 9.6 mi
- Stomp Springs: 11.5 mi
- Glenn Springs: 13.3 mi
- Whitestone Springs: 16.9 mi
- Jew's Harp Spring: 18.2 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 6.8 mi
- Piedmont Physic Garden: 10.6 mi
- Rippy Courtyard: 10.7 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 23.0 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 5.0 mi
- Buffalo Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
- Pacolet Water Falls: 20.1 mi
- Walnut Grove Plantation: 16.9 mi
- Norfolk and Western 518526: 19.2 mi
- Belfast Plantation: 21.5 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 6.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cross Keys School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Knob | WSW 257° | 273 m | 17.2 mi |
| Big Knob | WSW 258° | 270 m | 19.6 mi |
| Beddington Mountain | NNW 347° | 242 m | 6.5 mi |
| Lucas Hill | NW 324° | 234 m | 14.0 mi |
| Crab Apple Hill | NW 321° | 225 m | 12.0 mi |
| Hayes Hill | N 2° | 225 m | 16.9 mi |
| Birds Mountain | SW 222° | 211 m | 6.4 mi |
| Wofford Mountain | N 352° | 209 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:07 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 8 S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357098346
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