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Veterans memorial

Veterans memorial from directly overhead

Veterans memorial is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Pinnacle Mountain stands 1,041 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Market Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
To our military men and women past and present. Your commitment, service and sacrifice will be remembered and appreciated forever
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.83069, -82.60527

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Market Square: 0.1 mi
  • Christpoherson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hagood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Kings Park: 0.7 mi
  • Easley Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Artworks
Waterfalls
  • Adams Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Arboretum Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Reedy River Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Lower Reedy River Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Rock Quarry Falls: 12.1 mi
Museums: 28
Gardens: 26
  • English Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Swamp Rabbit Teaching Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 11.0 mi
  • Sullivan Street Farm: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Tiny Town: 4.6 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 6.9 mi
  • Steamer Car: 10.3 mi
  • Old Southern 1046 rail car: 11.0 mi
  • Greenville Glides: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Springs: 5
  • Indian Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Greythorne Retention Pond: 18.7 mi
  • Chick Springs: 19.2 mi
  • Cool Spring: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • North Beach: 17.5 mi
  • East Beach: 17.7 mi
  • South Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Veterans memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pinnacle MountainNNW 331°1,041 m16.0 mi
Table RockNNW 340°953 m16.2 mi
Sunfish MountainNNW 333°883 m17.4 mi
Horse MountainNW 323°845 m16.3 mi
The StoolNNW 342°797 m16.0 mi
Rich MountainNW 319°769 m17.1 mi
Paris MountainNE 55°626 m13.4 mi
Brown MountainNNW 330°584 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1820:1020:48
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3516:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424451606876797872615144
Precip in5.24.54.94.74.05.04.85.14.54.14.25.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4693888196

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