Nature reserve · South Carolina
Chester State Park
Chester State Park is a nature reserve in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 130 m. Bulls Hill stands 220 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Wylie Park, a park 1.8 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 130 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- South Carolina State Parks
How to reach it
Coordinates34.67636, -81.23903
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wylie Park: 1.8 mi
- Gayle Park: 2.1 mi
- Chester Historic District: 2.4 mi
- Chester Sports Complex: 3.2 mi
- Chester Nature Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Fish Dam Battleground Monument: 11.6 mi
- Shivar Springs Bottling Company Cisterns: 16.6 mi
- Pinckneyville Monument: 17.4 mi
- Footprint of Beltline Speedway: 19.5 mi
- Old Lebanon Presbyterian Church: 20.1 mi
Museums: 6
- Chester County Transportation Museum: 2.6 mi
- Comporium Telephone Museum: 21.0 mi
- Main Street Children's Museum: 21.0 mi
- McCelvey Center: 21.7 mi
- Union County History Museum: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 5
- Freedom Rides: 21.1 mi
- Vessel Sculpture: 21.7 mi
- Dancing with Children: 21.8 mi
- Winthrop Eagle Statue: 21.8 mi
- Union Cotton Mills mural: 22.0 mi
Peaks: 3
- Bulls Hill: 10.9 mi
- Long Hill: 14.9 mi
- Worth Mountain: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 3
- Rippy Courtyard: 21.8 mi
- Piedmont Physic Garden: 21.8 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Draper Wildlife Management Area: 13.0 mi
- James Ross Wildlife Reservation: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Fudges: 19.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Jew's Harp Spring: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Shelter: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chester State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls Hill | N 352° | 220 m | 10.9 mi |
| Worth Mountain | NW 325° | 213 m | 23.5 mi |
| Long Hill | N 360° | 184 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chester 1 SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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