Oconee Station
Oconee Station is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Medlin Mountain stands 954 m to the north, 9.0 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.
The story
blockhouse of the historic South Carolina frontier
Dates from 1792.
Wikidata Q7076619, matched on coordinates and name (46 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Oconee Station Historical Site
How to reach it
- 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
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 13 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 13 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 18 mi
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Tamassee Knob: 1.8 mi
- Oconee Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Turnip Top: 2.0 mi
- Stumphouse Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Ross Mountain: 2.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- All In: 17.2 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 17.5 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 17.6 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 17.6 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 17.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Common Gardening: 9.1 mi
- Common Gardening: 9.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 20.9 mi
- English Garden: 20.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 6.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 14.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 19.4 mi
- South: 8.8 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 24.2 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Oconee Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Buck Knob | N 2° | 862 m | 8.8 mi |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/478457773
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