Fort Prince Monument
Fort Prince Monument is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Frey Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1900
What to expect
- Operated by
- Daughters of the American Revolution
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
- 18.7 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Cooley Park and Outdoor Education Center: 2.9 mi
- Memory Park: 3.0 mi
- Campus Green: 3.3 mi
- Fairmont-Larkin Park: 3.6 mi
- Carolina FC Soccer Complex: 3.8 mi
- Berlin Wall Monument: 3.0 mi
- Florence Chappel High School: 3.3 mi
- Roger Milliken Garden: 5.4 mi
- Inman Veterans Monument: 5.9 mi
- Spartanburg World War I Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Northside Voyagers monument: 5.7 mi
- Pearl Artlet: 6.0 mi
- We Love Spartanburg mural: 6.1 mi
- Regeneration: 6.2 mi
- What sustains you?: 6.2 mi
- Collins Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Windmill Hill: 7.7 mi
- August Hill: 12.0 mi
- Lucas Hill: 13.9 mi
- Indian Hill: 14.0 mi
- Frey Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Saranac Lake Waterfall: 10.5 mi
- Buffalo Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Pacolet Water Falls: 17.4 mi
- Moonshiners Falls: 18.3 mi
- Hub City Railroad Museum: 6.4 mi
- Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg: 6.6 mi
- Spartanburg Art Museum: 6.8 mi
- Spartanburg Science Center: 6.9 mi
- BMW Zentrum: 9.1 mi
- Xeric Garden: 3.3 mi
- International Peace Garden: 3.3 mi
- Plant Zoo: 3.3 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 5.8 mi
- GSP Airside Garden: 10.9 mi
- BMW Performance Center: 8.6 mi
- AH-1: 10.2 mi
- Walnut Grove Plantation: 11.1 mi
- Suber's Corn Mill: 12.5 mi
- Southern Railway caboose x711: 14.3 mi
- Upper Chinquapin Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: 5.8 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 6.2 mi
- Cleveland Preserve Farm: 8.4 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 10.4 mi
- Chick Springs: 13.9 mi
- Whitestone Springs: 15.0 mi
- Glenn Springs: 16.1 mi
- West Springs: 19.9 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 22.3 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 16.8 mi
- Pavilion 1: 19.2 mi
- Pavilion 2: 19.2 mi
- Twin Bridges Pavilion: 19.4 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 19.8 mi
- Glassy Rock: 19.8 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Fort Prince Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | NNW 332° | 986 m | 23.3 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NW 316° | 978 m | 19.6 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | NNW 337° | 940 m | 23.5 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NW 309° | 922 m | 20.8 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | NW 306° | 921 m | 20.8 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | NW 312° | 893 m | 20.2 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | NW 306° | 848 m | 20.0 mi |
| Stanton Mountain | NW 308° | 796 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 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 | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spartanburg 3 SSE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3812633923
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