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Ruth Drake Museum

Ruth Drake Museum from directly overhead

Ruth Drake Museum is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Arial Mountain stands 403 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is S.C. Tennis Hall of Fame, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

railway station in Belton, the United States of America

Wikidata Q4884766, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.52227, -82.49400

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Belton Veterans Park: 0.3 mi
  • Belton City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Terry Martin Field: 0.7 mi
  • Leda Poore Park: 1.4 mi
  • Cheddar Community Park: 2.9 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 45
Museums: 19
Gardens: 15
  • The Lord's Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Pressly Family Heritage Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Rock Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Native Plant and Water Reuse Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Sullivan Street Farm: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Conestee Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Arboretum Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Lower Reedy River Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Rock Quarry Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Reedy River Falls: 22.9 mi
Peaks: 8
Picnic sites: 3
  • Twin Bridges Pavilion: 20.5 mi
  • Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 24.4 mi
  • Picnic Tables Area: 24.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mineral Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Greythorne Retention Pond: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Nalley Brown Nature Park: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Arial MountainNNW 342°403 m24.0 mi
Longview MountainNNW 339°401 m22.2 mi
Bogg MountainNNW 333°374 m21.4 mi
Butler HillNNE 20°363 m24.9 mi
Roper MountainNNE 26°359 m24.3 mi
Little KnobE 81°273 m24.2 mi
Little MountainWSW 244°272 m12.9 mi
Big KnobE 81°270 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1820:0920:47
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:3416:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424552606976797872615144
Precip in4.33.84.73.93.74.03.64.73.43.23.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Pelzer, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 79002373OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Belton Depot, reference 79002373, listed 08/13/79.

OpenStreetMap element way/365149849

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