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Pickens County Museum of Art & History

Pickens County Museum of Art & History from directly overhead

Pickens County Museum of Art & History is a museum in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 321 m. Hickorynut Mountain stands 1,063 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Twelve Mile Defense Bear, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 7.9 miles off.

About

The story

city in South Carolina, United States

Wikidata Q1864258, matched on coordinates and name (175 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
321 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.88101, -82.70576

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pickens Doodle Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 1.1 mi
  • Rotary Park: 3.3 mi
  • LQK Airport Playground: 4.5 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Adams Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Silver Ribbon Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Allie's Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Mizelle Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Alewine Falls: 9.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 55
Museums: 25
Gardens: 22
  • English Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Common Gardening: 12.7 mi
  • Common Gardening: 12.7 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 13
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 0.3 mi
  • Tiny Town: 10.7 mi
  • Old Southern 1046 rail car: 15.0 mi
  • Steamer Car: 15.1 mi
  • Howard's Rock: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • North Beach: 12.2 mi
  • South Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 13.3 mi
  • East Beach: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Pickens County Museum of Art & History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickorynut MountainNNW 344°1,063 m12.2 mi
Pinnacle MountainN 349°1,041 m10.7 mi
Rock MountainNNW 341°1,003 m11.8 mi
Table RockN 1°953 m11.7 mi
Roundtop MountainNNW 338°929 m12.0 mi
Sunfish MountainN 350°883 m12.2 mi
Horse MountainNNW 337°845 m10.4 mi
The StoolN 3°797 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1820:1120:48
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/587851574

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