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Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr. Memorial

Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr. Memorial from directly overhead

Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr. Memorial is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Caesars Head Mountain stands 980 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollinator Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.84134, -82.39431

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rock Quarry Garden: 0.1 mi
  • McDaniel Green Garden @ Cleveland Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cancer Survivors Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sue Simpson Garden Park: 0.2 mi
  • Henry Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Rock Quarry Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Lower Reedy River Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Reedy River Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Arboretum Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Conestee Falls: 5.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Veteran's Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • War Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Richard W. "Dick" Riley: 0.6 mi
  • Max Heller Statue: 0.9 mi
  • Buncombe Road Historical Plaque: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 28
  • Pollinator Garden: 0.1 mi
  • The Shaw Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Patio: 0.6 mi
  • Harriet's Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Pedrick's Garden: 0.6 mi
Museums: 22
Attractions: 15
Picnic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Chick Springs: 8.5 mi
  • Greythorne Retention Pond: 9.7 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 16.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr. Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caesars Head MountainNW 324°980 m22.5 mi
Rich MountainN 9°922 m22.0 mi
Bryant MountainN 7°921 m21.1 mi
Panther MountainN 351°879 m22.6 mi
Glassy MountainN 9°848 m20.8 mi
The StoolNW 311°797 m22.3 mi
Little Pinnacle MountainNNW 331°792 m21.9 mi
Campbell MountainNW 326°774 m21.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1720:1020:47
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3416:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787771605043
Precip in4.43.54.34.23.84.44.64.44.03.94.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/218658749

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