Symmes Hall of Science
Symmes Hall of Science is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 364 m. Hogback Mountain stands 978 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Roper Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 14.0 m
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 24 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roper Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Butler Hill: 2.3 mi
- Piney Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Paris Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 9.4 mi
- Blue Metal Abstact Artwork: 0.6 mi
- Airplane in flight: 2.4 mi
- Balancing Act: 3.1 mi
- Girders: 3.7 mi
- Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack Mural: 4.0 mi
- Oak Grove Lake Park: 1.3 mi
- Gary L. Pittman Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Pineforest Park: 1.6 mi
- Dog Park: 1.8 mi
- Runway Park: 2.4 mi
- David Bates Greenway: 2.1 mi
- Laurel School: 2.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Praying Hands: 3.5 mi
- War Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 4.8 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 5.3 mi
- Reedy River Falls: 5.3 mi
- Conestee Falls: 5.3 mi
- Arboretum Falls: 5.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.1 mi
- Frances Coyle Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
- Native Plant and Water Reuse Garden: 4.3 mi
- Memorial Patio: 4.8 mi
- Christ Church Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
- Harrison Hall of Natural Science: 0.2 mi
- Living History Farm: 0.2 mi
- Military History Center of the Carolinas: 2.5 mi
- Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery: 3.9 mi
- Museum and Library of Confederate History: 4.5 mi
- Roper Mountain Science Center: 0.1 mi
- Kilgore-Lewis House: 4.9 mi
- Greenville Glides: 5.2 mi
- Suber's Corn Mill: 6.8 mi
- M106A1: 8.0 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 0.6 mi
- Shelter: 2.5 mi
- Pavilion 1: 3.7 mi
- Pavilion 2: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 4.2 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 11.0 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 17.7 mi
- Cragmoor Farms: 19.5 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Chick Springs: 6.2 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 8.1 mi
- Mineral Spring: 18.2 mi
- Glassy Rock: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Symmes Hall of Science. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | N 2° | 978 m | 22.9 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | NNW 343° | 924 m | 23.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 356° | 922 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | N 354° | 921 m | 21.1 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | N 359° | 893 m | 22.4 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NNW 339° | 879 m | 23.9 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | N 356° | 848 m | 20.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 360° | 793.5 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Dwtn AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/357208538
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