Cowpens Depot Museum and Civic Center
Cowpens Depot Museum and Civic Center is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Little Mountain stands 424 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Southern Railway caboose x711, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway passes 0.4 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
railway station in Cowpens, the United States of America
Wikidata Q17511593, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
- 7.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 27.1 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 27.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Named places within 25 miles
- Cowpens Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Gordon Henry Park: 0.4 mi
- Clifton Park and Beach: 2.6 mi
- Eastway Park: 3.7 mi
- Alumni Park: 5.1 mi
- Transitions: 6.5 mi
- Ascension: 6.6 mi
- Small Gear: 6.7 mi
- Giant Gear: 6.7 mi
- Menorah: 7.3 mi
- Veterans Monument: 0.1 mi
- 1903 Pacolet River Flood Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Rebirth: 5.5 mi
- Victor Hill Hotel ruins: 7.3 mi
- Dexter Edgar Converse Monument: 7.7 mi
- Thicketty Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Hayes Hill: 9.7 mi
- Draytonville Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Abes Mountain: 14.7 mi
- Wofford Mountain: 15.3 mi
- Spartanburg Science Center: 8.3 mi
- Spartanburg Art Museum: 8.4 mi
- Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg: 8.6 mi
- Hub City Railroad Museum: 8.7 mi
- Cherokee County Veterans Museum: 9.4 mi
- Glendale Nature Park: 4.8 mi
- Glendale Shoals Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Upper Shoals Preserve at Glendale: 5.4 mi
- Pacolet River Heritage Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Cleveland Preserve Farm: 6.4 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 10.5 mi
- Plant Zoo: 11.0 mi
- International Peace Garden: 11.0 mi
- Xeric Garden: 11.0 mi
- Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Saranac Lake Waterfall: 3.9 mi
- Pacolet Water Falls: 7.2 mi
- Buffalo Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Frey Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
- Limestone Springs: 8.9 mi
- Whitestone Springs: 9.6 mi
- Glenn Springs: 13.6 mi
- West Springs: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cowpens Depot Museum and Civic Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain | NW 310° | 424 m | 23.8 mi |
| Piney Mountain | N 3° | 368 m | 24.2 mi |
| Thicketty Mountain | NNE 16° | 364 m | 7.1 mi |
| Windmill Hill | WNW 282° | 361 m | 17.6 mi |
| Whitaker Mountain | ENE 63° | 356 m | 19.0 mi |
| August Hill | WNW 299° | 347 m | 18.1 mi |
| Collins Mountain | W 274° | 345 m | 19.8 mi |
| Browns Mountain | ENE 70° | 315 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:08 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spartanburg 3 SSE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/364535138
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