Historic site · South Carolina

Oconee Station

Oconee Station from directly overhead

Oconee Station is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Fork Mountain stands 992 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Oconee Station State Historic Site, a park 0.2 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.8 miles off.

About

The story

Blockhouse of the historic South Carolina frontier.

Dates from 1792.

Wikidata Q7076619, matched on coordinates and name (46 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription: Oconee Station Historical Site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.84645, -83.07085

1.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
2.5 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
12.7 mi off the Whitewater Way
15.7 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Oconee Station State Historic Site: 0.2 mi
Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 1.0 mi
Sertoma Field: 5.0 mi
Disc Golf Course: 5.1 mi
City Park: 5.4 mi

Waterfalls

Station Cove Falls: 0.9 mi
Jim Lee Falls: 1.5 mi
Hidden Falls: 2.6 mi
Disappearing Falls: 2.6 mi
Horse Bone Falls: 2.8 mi

Peaks

Museums18

Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 5.6 mi
Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 5.7 mi
Oconee History Museum: 5.7 mi
World of Energy: 10.3 mi
Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 12.6 mi

Historic sites17

General Pickens Monument: 2.5 mi
Chattooga Town: 7.2 mi
Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 8.2 mi
Cobbs Bridge: 10.6 mi
Site of Westminster Speedway: 11.1 mi

Cliffs8

Cedar Cliff: 11.2 mi
Chattooga Cliffs: 13.7 mi
Sunset Rock: 15.3 mi
Wildcat Cliffs: 16.3 mi
The Catstairs: 17.1 mi

Artworks8

Attractions5

Oconee County Cage: 5.7 mi
Howard's Rock: 17.4 mi
12 Spies Vineyards: 18.3 mi
The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 20.6 mi
Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 23.2 mi

Beaches5

South Beach: 8.8 mi
North Beach: 8.9 mi
Sandstone Beach: 12.3 mi
East Beach: 17.0 mi
Sandbar Pool Beach: 22.4 mi

Nature reserves5

Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 13.2 mi
Satulah Mountain Preserves: 15.0 mi
Brushy Face Preserve: 15.2 mi
Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 15.8 mi
Kelsey Trail Preserve: 16.3 mi

Springs3

Moody Spring: 6.9 mi
Indian Spring: 14.7 mi
Cool Spring: 19.4 mi

Picnic sites2

South: 8.8 mi
Tugaloo State Park: 24.2 mi

Gardens2

Common Gardening: 9.1 mi
English Garden: 20.9 mi

Rest areas1

South Carolina Welcome Center: 25.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Oconee Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Fork Mountain	N 357°	992 m	10.1 mi
Medlin Mountain	N 356°	954 m	9.0 mi
Burrells Mountain	N 358°	911 m	8.4 mi
Bee Bait Mountain	NNW 339°	911 m	9.4 mi
Ridley Mountain	N 352°	888 m	7.9 mi
Rand Mountain	NNW 334°	877 m	8.4 mi
Big Mountain	NNW 330°	875 m	7.6 mi
Mill Mountain	NNW 346°	870 m	8.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:37	19:11	19:44
June solstice	06:20	20:12	20:50
September equinox	07:21	18:57	19:31
December solstice	07:37	16:47	17:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	41	43	50	58	67	74	78	77	71	60	49	43
Precip in	5.4	4.8	5.2	4.8	4.8	5.2	4.9	6.2	4.9	4.6	4.5	5.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walhalla, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/478457773

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