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Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center

Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center from directly overhead

Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center is a nature reserve in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Little Knob stands 273 m to the north-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Collyar Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Laurens County School District 55

How to reach it

Coordinates34.49182, -82.04273

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 21
Artworks: 13
  • The Great Blue Heron: 9.7 mi
  • Rebecca At The Well: 17.3 mi
  • Ki No Te: 20.8 mi
  • Lawrence Lafayette Richardson, M. D.: 20.9 mi
  • Downtown Mural: 21.9 mi
Peaks: 9
Gardens: 9
Museums: 6
  • Revolutionary War Museum & Library: 1.6 mi
  • Laurens County Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Cherokee Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Clinton Museum: 9.3 mi
  • The Museum of Greenwood, South Carolina: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Norfolk and Western 518526: 9.2 mi
  • Belfast Plantation: 15.8 mi
  • Memorial A-60 Battle Tank: 22.0 mi
  • Walnut Grove Plantation: 23.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Harris Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Stomp Springs: 17.6 mi
  • Greythorne Retention Pond: 21.8 mi
  • West Springs: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Horseshoe Falls: 12.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little KnobNNW 343°273 m6.1 mi
Big KnobNW 323°270 m6.8 mi
Beddington MountainNE 40°242 m21.0 mi
Lucas HillNNE 18°234 m22.2 mi
Crab Apple HillNNE 21°225 m20.3 mi
Birds MountainENE 65°211 m11.9 mi
Wofford MountainNNE 33°209 m24.9 mi
Indian HillNNW 343°202 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1720:0720:45
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3216:4417:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424552616977807973625144
Precip in4.24.04.73.63.44.23.64.13.63.33.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurens, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/920612143

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