Fort Mill Confederate Memorial
Fort Mill Confederate 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 Confederate Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 23 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Town in York County, South Carolina, United States of America.
Dates from 1873.
Wikidata Q2291273, matched on coordinates and name (297 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1891
- Inscription
- 1860-1865 "Dum Spiro Spero Spes Animis Opibuscue Parati 1891 Defenders of State Sovereignty."
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Baseball Water Tower: 3.3 mi
- Arch: 6.2 mi
- Surf Club Harbor: 6.4 mi
- Afterburn: 6.4 mi
- Blackbeard's Revenge: 6.4 mi
- Catawba Indian Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Women of the Confederacy Memorial: 0.0 mi
- To the Faithful Slaves: 0.0 mi
- Veterans Monument: 0.0 mi
- Carhartt Mansion: 2.5 mi
- Fort Mill History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Museum of York County: 6.7 mi
- Main Street Children's Museum: 7.3 mi
- Comporium Telephone Museum: 7.4 mi
- Catawba Cultural Center: 8.1 mi
- Anna'a Garden: 10.9 mi
- Lower School Garden: 10.9 mi
- Good Shepherd Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: 12.8 mi
- Wing Haven: 13.2 mi
- Anne Springs Close Greenway: 1.7 mi
- Big Rock Nature Reserve: 7.6 mi
- McDowell Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Flat Branch Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Thomas M. Winget Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Nanny Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Berry Mountain: 17.1 mi
- Red Hill: 17.2 mi
- Kings Mountain Church: 18.2 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 5.0 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.1 mi
- Sailing Beach: 9.0 mi
- South Point Beach: 10.9 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 6.6 mi
- Fudges: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Mill Confederate Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | WNW 304° | 520 m | 25.0 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | NW 310° | 458 m | 24.3 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | NNW 334° | 375 m | 22.2 mi |
| Henry Knob | WNW 295° | 344 m | 20.5 mi |
| Jackson Knob | NW 317° | 328 m | 18.8 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | WNW 297° | 299 m | 10.1 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NNW 333° | 281 m | 17.1 mi |
| Kings Mountain Church | W 279° | 246 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:38 | 17:17 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5266068994
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/Cotswold · 14 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 15 mi
- Charlotte/Myers Park · 15 mi
- Charlotte/South End · 15 mi
- Charlotte · 16 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 16 mi
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