Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site is a park in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 120 m. Little Knob stands 273 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway passes 30 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 29.5 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Haven Park: 7.7 mi
- Josh and Ella Savage Park: 7.9 mi
- Clinton Mill City Park: 8.2 mi
- Laurens County Park: 8.4 mi
- Martha Dendy City Park: 8.6 mi
- Cross Keys School: 5.0 mi
- Battle of Blackstock's Historical Marker: 6.4 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Armed Forces Memorial: 9.0 mi
- The Great Blue Heron: 9.0 mi
- Union Cotton Mills mural: 15.6 mi
- Journeys of the Imagination: 23.2 mi
- Pacolet Mills mural: 23.4 mi
- Southside Mural: 23.8 mi
- Birds Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Beddington Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Crab Apple Hill: 12.4 mi
- Little Knob: 12.6 mi
- Camp Hill: 12.8 mi
- Tyger River Confluence: 11.9 mi
- Tyger River Confluence: 12.4 mi
- Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center: 12.9 mi
- Cragmoor Farms: 17.6 mi
- Pacolet River Heritage Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Stomp Springs: 11.0 mi
- West Springs: 12.6 mi
- Glenn Springs: 15.6 mi
- Whitestone Springs: 19.6 mi
- Jew's Harp Spring: 20.6 mi
- Clinton Museum: 8.3 mi
- Cherokee Museum: 10.2 mi
- Laurens County Museum: 11.3 mi
- Revolutionary War Museum & Library: 11.3 mi
- Union County History Museum: 15.4 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 10.9 mi
- Piedmont Physic Garden: 15.6 mi
- Rippy Courtyard: 15.7 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 24.0 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 0.2 mi
- Buffalo Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
- Pacolet Water Falls: 23.4 mi
- Norfolk and Western 518526: 15.0 mi
- Walnut Grove Plantation: 17.1 mi
- Belfast Plantation: 18.5 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 10.9 mi
- Twin Bridges Pavilion: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Knob | W 264° | 273 m | 12.6 mi |
| Big Knob | W 264° | 270 m | 15.0 mi |
| Beddington Mountain | NNE 17° | 242 m | 9.4 mi |
| Lucas Hill | NNW 344° | 234 m | 14.5 mi |
| Crab Apple Hill | NNW 344° | 225 m | 12.4 mi |
| Hayes Hill | NNE 14° | 225 m | 20.2 mi |
| Birds Mountain | S 180° | 211 m | 2.1 mi |
| Wofford Mountain | NNE 11° | 209 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:07 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:43 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clinton, 9 mi away.
- Eastern Phoebe50 obs
- Chipping Sparrow34 obs
- Slaty Skimmer34 obs
- Carolina Wren30 obs
- Green Anole28 obs
- Eastern Bluebird24 obs
- Tufted Titmouse22 obs
- Carolina Satyr21 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/358549744
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