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Pinckneyville Monument

Pinckneyville Monument from directly overhead

Pinckneyville Monument is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Whitaker Mountain stands 356 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Worth Mountain, a peak 7.7 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 21 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Daughters of the American Revolution

How to reach it

Coordinates34.84352, -81.46829

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 26
  • Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church: 9.8 mi
  • Union County Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
  • Union Mills Monument: 12.5 mi
  • Footprint of Beltline Speedway: 12.8 mi
  • Former site of Deepcore and The Abyss Movie Set: 13.6 mi
Peaks: 16
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Union Cotton Mills mural: 12.4 mi
  • Pacolet Mills mural: 16.4 mi
  • Blacksburg: 19.4 mi
  • The Other Side Of The River: 19.4 mi
Springs: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Rippy Courtyard: 12.3 mi
  • Piedmont Physic Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Kitchen Garden: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Pacolet Water Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Buffalo Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Saranac Lake Waterfall: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pinckneyville Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitaker MountainN356 m20.4 mi
Henry KnobNNE344 m22.7 mi
Browns MountainN315 m20.2 mi
Joes MountainNNE312 m20.6 mi
Draytonville MountainNNW296 m15.6 mi
Kings MountainNNE289 m21.1 mi
Jefferson MountainN261 m15.8 mi
McKowns MountainNNW246 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0519:38
June solstice06:1320:0620:43
September equinox07:1518:5119:24
December solstice07:3016:4017:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576573777670594841
Precip in3.73.34.43.63.64.13.74.73.63.13.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ninety Nine IS, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4081469512

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