Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery
Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Hogback Mountain stands 978 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Holmes Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 15 miles off.
The story
The Museum & Gallery, Inc. is currently located on the campus of Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. It was established in 1951, and focuses on sacred art, mainly European Old Master paintings, but also includes smaller collections of sculpture, furniture, architectural elements, textiles, Greek and Russian icons, and ancient artifacts. In 2017, the museum is closed for a planned move to downtown Greenville, SC. As of 2026 the museum is still closed for renovations and seeking an alternate site.
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Dates from 1951.
Wikidata Q18599988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 29.7 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 20 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 21 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holmes Park: 0.4 mi
- University Park: 0.6 mi
- Lake Fairfield Park: 0.8 mi
- Timmons Park: 1.1 mi
- Summit Drive Park: 1.2 mi
- Camp Sevier: 1.4 mi
- Conferate Monument: 2.4 mi
- Kershaw Brigade: 2.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.4 mi
- 81st Wildcat Division: 2.4 mi
- Butler Hill: 1.7 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Roper Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Paris Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Indian Hill: 13.3 mi
- Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack Mural: 2.0 mi
- Airplane in flight: 2.3 mi
- Mice On Main: 2.6 mi
- Art Gallery: 2.6 mi
- General Nathanael Greene: 2.7 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 2.9 mi
- Reedy River Falls: 3.1 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 3.1 mi
- Arboretum Falls: 3.2 mi
- Conestee Falls: 7.3 mi
- Memorial Patio: 2.5 mi
- Christ Church Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
- The Shaw Garden: 3.0 mi
- Prospect Hill Plaza: 3.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.0 mi
- Military History Center of the Carolinas: 2.3 mi
- Museum and Library of Confederate History: 2.3 mi
- American Legion War Museum: 2.3 mi
- The Greenville County Museum of Art: 2.6 mi
- The Children's Museum of the Upstate: 2.6 mi
- Kilgore-Lewis House: 2.3 mi
- Greenville Glides: 2.6 mi
- Roper Mountain Science Center: 3.9 mi
- Steamer Car: 4.6 mi
- Old Southern 1046 rail car: 5.7 mi
- Pavilion 2: 0.5 mi
- Pavilion 1: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 1.0 mi
- Shelter: 1.6 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 4.6 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 12.7 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 15.4 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Cragmoor Farms: 22.8 mi
- Glassy Rock: 18.1 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 21.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 22.6 mi
- El Lieutenant: 23.1 mi
- Long Rock: 24.0 mi
- Chick Springs: 5.5 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 11.1 mi
- Mineral Spring: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | N 11° | 978 m | 20.8 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | NNW 349° | 924 m | 20.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 4° | 922 m | 19.4 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | N 2° | 921 m | 18.5 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | N 7° | 893 m | 20.1 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NNW 345° | 879 m | 20.6 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | N 5° | 848 m | 18.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 9° | 793.5 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:10 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Dwtn AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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