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Clemson Area African American Museum

Clemson Area African American Museum, a museum in South Carolina
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Clemson Area African American Museum is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Long Mountain stands 610 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Gateway Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.

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The Clemson Area African American Museum (CAAAM) is a museum located in Calhoun Bridge Center, Clemson, South Carolina, United States. The Museum focuses on historical achievements and culture of African Americans.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2002.

Wikidata Q17150899, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.68570, -82.82159

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gateway Park: 0.3 mi
  • President's Park: 0.8 mi
  • Catherine J. Smith Plaza: 0.8 mi
  • Lever Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Clemson Park: 0.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Meadow Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Horsehead Point Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Waldrop Stone Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Todd Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Wildcat Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 34
  • Carillon Bell: 0.9 mi
  • Thomas Green Clemson Statue: 1.0 mi
  • Military Heritage Plaza: 1.0 mi
  • Walter T Cox Plaza: 1.0 mi
  • Riggs Hall Plaque: 1.1 mi
Museums: 16
  • Fort Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Central Railway Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum: 7.7 mi
  • World of Energy: 8.9 mi
  • Oconee History Museum: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 4
  • East Beach: 2.0 mi
  • South Beach: 10.6 mi
  • North Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 20.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Indian Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Moody Spring: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • South: 10.6 mi
  • Tugaloo State Park: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Nalley Brown Nature Park: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Clemson Area African American Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MountainNW 311°610 m20.7 mi
McKinneys MountainNNW 335°591 m21.3 mi
Brown MountainNNE 19°584 m20.8 mi
Sharp Top MountainN 1°573 m21.5 mi
Oconee MountainNW 309°568 m19.8 mi
Wadakoe MountainN 358°565 m20.4 mi
Rocky Bald MountainN 1°563 m17.6 mi
Odle MountainN 8°555 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1920:1120:48
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3516:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653616976807973625245
Precip in4.94.44.84.24.14.24.15.33.83.83.95.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clemson Univ, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2918004399

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