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South Carolina Railroad Museum

South Carolina Railroad Museum from directly overhead

South Carolina Railroad Museum is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Little Mountain stands 243 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Drawdy Park, a park 1.6 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.33978, -81.08032

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Drawdy Park: 1.6 mi
  • Fortune Springs Park: 3.3 mi
  • Ridgeway Park: 7.2 mi
  • Ridgeway Historic District: 7.4 mi
  • White Oak Historic District: 9.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Lebanon Presbyterian Church: 6.6 mi
  • In Memory of the John H. Rose Family: 17.1 mi
  • Zion Chapel Baptist Church No. 1: 17.3 mi
  • Monteith School: 19.2 mi
  • Pine Grove Rosenwald School: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 36
  • Elephant Statue: 22.8 mi
  • Right Turn on White: 23.0 mi
  • Dum Spiro Spero: 23.1 mi
  • Waterlines: 23.1 mi
  • Other Side of the Tunnel: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 17
Museums: 14
Peaks: 8
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Pad #3: 20.1 mi
  • Picnic Pad #1: 20.2 mi
  • Picnic Pad #2: 20.2 mi
  • Picnic Pad #4: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Kayaker's Beach: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little MountainWSW 241°243 m21.8 mi
Cantey HillE 87°143 m24.5 mi
Brice HillS 179°119 m17.6 mi
Buck HillE 88°118 m19.3 mi
Knight HillE 97°118 m23.8 mi
Quinine HillSSE 166°108 m22.4 mi
Nursery HillSSW 198°87 m20.2 mi
Eagles NestE 90°78 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:36
June solstice06:1320:0320:40
September equinox07:1318:5019:23
December solstice07:2716:4017:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424552616976807873625145
Precip in4.03.64.03.13.14.04.14.73.93.33.24.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1082552135

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