Upcountry History Museum
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Upcountry History Museum is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. Caesars Head Mountain stands 980 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is General Nathanael Greene, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 16 miles off.
The story
The Upcountry History Museum is a history museum in Greenville, South Carolina that displays the regional history of fifteen upstate South Carolina counties from the early 18th century to the present. Exhibits designed by Christopher Chadbourne and Associates emphasize technology rather than artifacts "to engage the senses, ignite the imagination and transport visitors back in time."
The museum is located on Greenville's Heritage Green with The Children's Museum, the Greenville County Art Museum, Sigal Music Museum, the Greenville County Main Library, and the Greenville Little Theatre. The museum opened in September 2007 and is operated by Furman University. In 2015, the Upcountry History Museum was named a Smithsonian affiliate. Its first Smithsonian exhibit was Searching for the Seventies: The DOCUMERICA Photography Project.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2007.
Wikidata Q7898213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 15.9 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
- General Nathanael Greene: 0.0 mi
- Pete Hollis Statue: 0.2 mi
- Water Blessing: 0.3 mi
- Lila Mae Brock: 0.4 mi
- Mice On Main: 0.4 mi
- Heritage Green: 0.1 mi
- Thompson Gardner Park: 0.3 mi
- Prospect Green: 0.4 mi
- Lila Mae Brock Plaza: 0.4 mi
- West Washington Community Park: 0.4 mi
- Buncombe Road Historical Plaque: 0.3 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 0.4 mi
- Conferate Monument: 0.4 mi
- 81st Wildcat Division: 0.4 mi
- Kershaw Brigade: 0.4 mi
- Reedy River Falls: 0.8 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 0.9 mi
- Arboretum Falls: 0.9 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 1.1 mi
- Conestee Falls: 6.7 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Butler Hill: 3.5 mi
- Roper Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Paris Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Cedar Rock Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Prospect Hill Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Noel P McKissick Garden: 0.6 mi
- Christ Church Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Patio: 0.9 mi
- The Shaw Garden: 0.9 mi
- Sigal Music Museum: 0.0 mi
- The Greenville County Museum of Art: 0.1 mi
- The Children's Museum of the Upstate: 0.2 mi
- American Legion War Museum: 0.4 mi
- Museum and Library of Confederate History: 1.0 mi
- Greenville Glides: 0.4 mi
- Kilgore-Lewis House: 0.6 mi
- Steamer Car: 3.3 mi
- Old Southern 1046 rail car: 5.0 mi
- Roper Mountain Science Center: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 1.7 mi
- Pavilion 2: 2.3 mi
- Pavilion 1: 2.3 mi
- Shelter: 3.9 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 6.1 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 12.8 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 15.3 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 18.8 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 19.5 mi
- Cragmoor Farms: 24.9 mi
- Glassy Rock: 19.7 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 21.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 21.9 mi
- El Lieutenant: 22.4 mi
- Long Rock: 24.2 mi
- Chick Springs: 8.1 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 10.9 mi
- Mineral Spring: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Upcountry History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caesars Head Mountain | NW 324° | 980 m | 21.4 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 352° | 879 m | 21.4 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | N 11° | 848 m | 19.8 mi |
| The Stool | NW 309° | 797 m | 21.2 mi |
| Little Pinnacle Mountain | NNW 331° | 792 m | 20.7 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1019686573
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