Old Rock House
Old Rock House is a historic site in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 159 m. Parsons Mountain stands 249 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Stockman Park, a park 4.7 miles away. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 159 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
90 named places within 25 miles
- Stockman Park: 4.7 mi
- Cedar Springs Historic District: 7.4 mi
- Marion Avenue Community Park: 7.5 mi
- Magnolia Park: 7.8 mi
- West Cambridge Park: 8.1 mi
- Mathews Mill Village World War II Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Confederate Monument: 7.6 mi
- Star Fort: 10.1 mi
- Secession Hill: 13.5 mi
- Payne Institute Monument: 14.5 mi
- Marion Avenue Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Main Street Pollinator Garden: 7.7 mi
- Oak / Monument Pollinator Garden: 7.7 mi
- Uptown Market Pollinator Garden: 7.8 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Prayer Garden: 8.7 mi
- The Railroad Historical Center: 7.4 mi
- The Museum of Greenwood, South Carolina: 7.9 mi
- Abbeville County Museum: 13.5 mi
- Burt-Stark Mansion: 13.9 mi
- Edgefield historical museum and play theatre: 24.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 9.8 mi
- Parsons Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Boles Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Trisha Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Faulkner Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Downtown Mural: 10.9 mi
- Rebecca At The Well: 14.7 mi
- Queen of Hearts: 21.4 mi
- William Moffatt Grier: 21.5 mi
- Powder Spring: 5.3 mi
- Harris Springs: 19.4 mi
- Dooly Spring: 20.4 mi
- Memorial A-60 Battle Tank: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Rock House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Mountain | W 272° | 249 m | 10.9 mi |
| Faulkner Mountain | SE 126° | 195 m | 13.1 mi |
| Boles Mountain | SE 140° | 194 m | 12.1 mi |
| Trisha Mountain | ESE 118° | 194 m | 12.7 mi |
| Laurel Hill | WSW 249° | 134 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:07 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenwood, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/367807490
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