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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
Yes
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: 60
Historic sites: 59
  • 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: 25
  • 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: 14
Picnic sites: 5
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 22.7 miles of Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr. Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caesars Head MountainNW980 m22.5 mi
Rich MountainN922 m22.0 mi
Bryant MountainN921 m21.1 mi
Panther MountainN879 m22.6 mi
The StoolNW797 m22.3 mi
Little Pinnacle MountainNNW792 m21.9 mi
Campbell MountainNW774 m21.2 mi
Little Piney MountainN735 m22.7 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/218658749

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