The Children's Museum of the Upstate
The Children's Museum of the Upstate is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Caesars Head Mountain stands 980 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Green, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 14.9 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 27.1 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 20 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 20 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Green: 0.0 mi
- Thompson Gardner Park: 0.3 mi
- Prospect Green: 0.4 mi
- McPherson Park: 0.4 mi
- Lila Mae Brock Plaza: 0.5 mi
- General Nathanael Greene: 0.2 mi
- Mice On Main: 0.2 mi
- Art Gallery: 0.3 mi
- Cardinal on Cat on Dog: 0.3 mi
- Sterling Hall of Fame: 0.3 mi
- Buncombe Road Historical Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 0.2 mi
- 81st Wildcat Division: 0.2 mi
- Conferate Monument: 0.2 mi
- Kershaw Brigade: 0.2 mi
- Reedy River Falls: 0.7 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 0.8 mi
- Arboretum Falls: 0.8 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 1.0 mi
- Conestee Falls: 6.5 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Butler Hill: 3.4 mi
- Roper Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Paris Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Rock Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Prospect Hill Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Christ Church Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Patio: 0.7 mi
- Noel P McKissick Garden: 0.7 mi
- The Shaw Garden: 0.8 mi
- The Greenville County Museum of Art: 0.1 mi
- Sigal Music Museum: 0.1 mi
- Upcountry History Museum: 0.2 mi
- American Legion War Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum and Library of Confederate History: 0.8 mi
- Greenville Glides: 0.2 mi
- Kilgore-Lewis House: 0.4 mi
- Steamer Car: 3.4 mi
- Old Southern 1046 rail car: 5.2 mi
- Roper Mountain Science Center: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 1.6 mi
- Pavilion 2: 2.2 mi
- Pavilion 1: 2.2 mi
- Shelter: 3.8 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 6.0 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 12.9 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 15.2 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 18.9 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Cragmoor Farms: 24.8 mi
- Glassy Rock: 19.8 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 21.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 22.1 mi
- El Lieutenant: 22.6 mi
- Long Rock: 24.3 mi
- Chick Springs: 8.1 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 10.7 mi
- Mineral Spring: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of The Children's Museum of the Upstate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caesars Head Mountain | NW 323° | 980 m | 21.5 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | N 355° | 924 m | 21.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 10° | 922 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | N 8° | 921 m | 20.1 mi |
| Panther Mountain | N 351° | 879 m | 21.5 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | N 11° | 848 m | 19.8 mi |
| The Stool | NW 309° | 797 m | 21.4 mi |
| Little Pinnacle Mountain | NNW 331° | 792 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:10 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/41979284
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