The Greenville County Museum of Art
The Greenville County Museum of Art is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. Caesars Head Mountain stands 980 m to the northwest, 21 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.
The story
The Greenville County Museum of Art (GCMA) is an art museum located in Greenville, South Carolina. Its collections focus mainly on American art, and its holdings include works by Andrew Wyeth, Jasper Johns (raised in South Carolina), William Henry Johnson, Andy Warhol, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Alma Thomas, Helen Turner, Charles Willson Peale, Eric Fischl, Marylyn Dintenfass, and Leonardo Drew. Southern American and South Carolina-based artists, such as Elizabeth O'Neill Verner, are also represented.
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Dates from 1958.
Wikidata Q14709503, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 19 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 20 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Green: 0.0 mi
- Thompson Gardner Park: 0.3 mi
- Prospect Green: 0.4 mi
- Lila Mae Brock Plaza: 0.4 mi
- McPherson Park: 0.5 mi
- General Nathanael Greene: 0.1 mi
- Mice On Main: 0.3 mi
- Art Gallery: 0.3 mi
- Pete Hollis Statue: 0.3 mi
- Cardinal on Cat on Dog: 0.4 mi
- Buncombe Road Historical Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 0.2 mi
- Conferate Monument: 0.2 mi
- 81st Wildcat Division: 0.2 mi
- Kershaw Brigade: 0.2 mi
- Reedy River Falls: 0.8 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 0.9 mi
- Arboretum Falls: 0.9 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 1.0 mi
- Conestee Falls: 6.6 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Butler Hill: 3.4 mi
- Roper Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Paris Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Rock Mountain: 12.6 mi
- Prospect Hill Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Christ Church Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Noel P McKissick Garden: 0.7 mi
- Memorial Patio: 0.7 mi
- The Shaw Garden: 0.9 mi
- The Children's Museum of the Upstate: 0.1 mi
- Sigal Music Museum: 0.1 mi
- Upcountry History Museum: 0.1 mi
- American Legion War Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum and Library of Confederate History: 0.9 mi
- Greenville Glides: 0.2 mi
- Kilgore-Lewis House: 0.4 mi
- Steamer Car: 3.4 mi
- Old Southern 1046 rail car: 5.1 mi
- Roper Mountain Science Center: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 1.6 mi
- Pavilion 2: 2.2 mi
- Pavilion 1: 2.3 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: 21.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 22.0 mi
- El Lieutenant: 22.5 mi
- Long Rock: 24.3 mi
- Chick Springs: 8.1 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 10.8 mi
- Mineral Spring: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of The Greenville County Museum of Art. 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 | 21.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 10° | 922 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | N 9° | 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 | 21.3 mi |
| Little Pinnacle Mountain | NNW 331° | 792 m | 20.8 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.
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