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Southside Cultural Monument

Southside Cultural Monument from directly overhead

Southside Cultural Monument is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Squirrel Mountain stands 493 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary H Wright Greenway Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway passes 8.7 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.94614, -81.92652

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mary H Wright Greenway Park: 0.0 mi
  • Richardson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Denny's Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Walter S. Montgomery Commons: 0.3 mi
  • South Converse Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • The Peach: 0.2 mi
  • Story Time: 0.2 mi
  • Alliance: 0.3 mi
  • Misty Mountain: 0.3 mi
  • Call It! mural: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 50
Peaks: 23
Museums: 15
  • Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg: 0.5 mi
  • Spartanburg Art Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Spartanburg Science Center: 0.5 mi
  • Hub City Railroad Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Cowpens Depot Museum and Civic Center: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 11
  • Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Plant Zoo: 4.2 mi
  • International Peace Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Xeric Garden: 4.2 mi
  • GSP Airside Garden: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Southern Railway caboose x711: 8.5 mi
  • Walnut Grove Plantation: 8.5 mi
  • BMW Performance Center: 14.6 mi
  • AH-1: 16.8 mi
  • Peachoid: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Saranac Lake Waterfall: 4.6 mi
  • Buffalo Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Frey Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Pacolet Water Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 24.5 mi
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 22.4 mi
  • Twin Bridges Pavilion: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Squirrel MountainNW493 m23.7 mi
Bird MountainNW452 m23.1 mi
Little MountainNNW424 m23.0 mi
Mockingbird HillNW388 m23.4 mi
Pax MountainWNW388 m23.9 mi
Thicketty MountainNE364 m14.6 mi
Butler HillWSW363 m24.2 mi
Windmill HillNW361 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1520:0820:45
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:3216:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653616976797873625145
Precip in4.33.84.84.33.94.64.04.63.73.93.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spartanburg 3 SSE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12945479190

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