Old Rutherford Road
Old Rutherford Road is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gib Gosnell Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- This old roadbed is the last extant portion of the Rutherford Road...
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 8.0 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
- 18.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Vista Rock · 24 mi
- Opera Box · 24 mi
- Devil's Head · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gib Gosnell Park: 0.8 mi
- Holston Creek Park: 3.4 mi
- Leroy Mathis Park: 4.4 mi
- Inman Mills Park: 5.1 mi
- Sealy Park: 5.3 mi
- Windmill Hill: 3.1 mi
- August Hill: 4.2 mi
- Collins Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Bird Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 7.3 mi
- Inman Veterans Monument: 4.8 mi
- Blockhouse marker: 7.6 mi
- Jackson Eugene Cowdrey: 8.1 mi
- Virgil W. Blackwell: 8.1 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 9.7 mi
- Orange Bear: 5.5 mi
- Maria: 7.9 mi
- Chicken Statue: 11.6 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 11.7 mi
- Bailey the Fox: 12.3 mi
- Moonshiners Falls: 8.5 mi
- Sillers Falls: 8.6 mi
- Lower Cave Falls: 8.8 mi
- Cave Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Cave Falls: 8.9 mi
- Landrum Depot: 5.8 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 9.1 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 10.6 mi
- House of Flags: 10.7 mi
- Greer Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Xeric Garden: 12.3 mi
- International Peace Garden: 12.3 mi
- Plant Zoo: 12.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 13.2 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 3.8 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 12.1 mi
- Upper Chinquapin Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Cleveland Preserve Farm: 14.0 mi
- Glassy Rock: 11.0 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 12.1 mi
- Worlds Edge: 21.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 21.8 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 22.0 mi
- Chick Springs: 14.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 23.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.5 mi
- Whitestone Springs: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Old Rutherford Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | NNW 333° | 986 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WNW 299° | 978 m | 9.7 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | NNW 342° | 940 m | 13.0 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WNW 289° | 922 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | WNW 284° | 921 m | 11.9 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | WNW 293° | 893 m | 10.6 mi |
| Evans Mountain | WNW 295° | 853 m | 14.9 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | WNW 282° | 848 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10713281437
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