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Cherokee County Museum

Cherokee County Museum from directly overhead

Cherokee County Museum is a museum in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 251 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is John Q Little Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 2.3 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Cherokee County History and Arts Museum

What the record says

Elevation
251 m

What to expect

Operated by
Cherokee County

How to reach it

Coordinates35.06780, -81.64856

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • John Q Little Park: 0.2 mi
  • Glymph Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Thomson Park: 0.4 mi
  • City Hall Park: 0.4 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 50
  • The Other Side Of The River: 8.3 mi
  • Blacksburg: 8.4 mi
  • Pacolet Mills mural: 11.5 mi
  • Ascension: 15.9 mi
  • Transitions: 16.0 mi
Historic sites: 37
Peaks: 23
Museums: 15
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 7
  • Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 19.9 mi
  • International Peace Garden: 20.4 mi
  • Plant Zoo: 20.4 mi
  • Xeric Garden: 20.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 20.9 mi
Springs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Pacolet Water Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Saranac Lake Waterfall: 13.4 mi
  • Buffalo Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Frey Creek Falls: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleENE 63°520 m21.3 mi
Crowders MountainENE 61°458 m23.9 mi
Jack Moore MountainN 349°409 m23.8 mi
Piney MountainNNW 340°368 m21.7 mi
Thicketty MountainWNW 295°364 m7.5 mi
Whitaker MountainENE 60°356 m9.5 mi
Henry KnobENE 78°344 m21.6 mi
Browns MountainENE 72°315 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1420:0720:45
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:3216:4017:19

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357121440

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