Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve is a nature reserve in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. Grassy Top Mountain stands 993 m to the west-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Calahan Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.5 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 7.1 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 8.4 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 18 mi
- Exclamation Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Calahan Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Hyde Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Old Indian Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mill Knob: 1.7 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 2.2 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 5.8 mi
- David Jackson Park: 6.8 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 7.0 mi
- Campbell's Covered Bridge Park: 7.6 mi
- Big Falls: 2.4 mi
- Awanita Falls: 5.5 mi
- Pacolet Falls: 5.8 mi
- Leland Falls: 5.8 mi
- Brenda Falls: 5.9 mi
- Zonolite Vermiculite Mine: 4.2 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 4.3 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 4.4 mi
- Chestnut Spring Pool: 5.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 5.8 mi
- Maria: 9.2 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 10.6 mi
- Springtime in TR: 11.9 mi
- Honey: 12.4 mi
- Orange Bear: 13.0 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 11.4 mi
- Asia Garden: 14.1 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 14.4 mi
- Labyrinth: 14.5 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 7.7 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 10.1 mi
- Landrum Depot: 11.6 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 12.5 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 12.5 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 9.0 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 11.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 13.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 13.7 mi
- Southern X793: 13.8 mi
- Glassy Rock: 3.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Long Rock: 10.6 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 10.6 mi
- High Rocks: 12.5 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 13.2 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 17.6 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 19.4 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 22.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 13.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.0 mi
- Chick Springs: 14.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Top Mountain | WNW 283° | 993 m | 8.1 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | ENE 62° | 978 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WNW 291° | 954 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rush Mountain | NNW 329° | 943 m | 8.8 mi |
| Big Top | WNW 293° | 929 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mackerel Mountain | WNW 299° | 926 m | 6.4 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | NW 316° | 924 m | 3.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | ENE 58° | 922 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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