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Cater Lake Park

Cater Lake Park from directly overhead

Cater Lake Park is a park in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. Sixmile Mountain stands 482 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cater Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
228 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.51942, -82.64569

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cater Park: 0.3 mi
  • Alumni Lawn- Anderson University: 0.6 mi
  • Brookview Park: 0.6 mi
  • Anderson Recreation Complex: 0.8 mi
  • Galloway Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Abney Mills: 1.2 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 2.5 mi
  • Old Hopewell Cemetery (historical): 5.6 mi
  • Tanglewood Mansion: 11.6 mi
  • Tank in the Park: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 15
Museums: 9
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Meadow Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Horsehead Point Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Waldrop Stone Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Todd Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Wildcat Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
Peaks: 5
Gardens: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mineral Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Indian Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Greythorne Retention Pond: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Nalley Brown Nature Park: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Tugaloo State Park: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cater Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sixmile MountainNNW 338°482 m23.4 mi
Arial MountainN 3°403 m23.0 mi
Longview MountainN 2°401 m20.9 mi
Bogg MountainN 357°374 m19.3 mi
Little MountainSSW 209°272 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1920:1020:47
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3416:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653617077818074635245
Precip in4.64.44.84.13.64.23.84.83.83.34.05.0

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

  • Green Anole120 obs
  • Green Treefrog58 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel54 obs
  • Joro Spider38 obs
  • Mallard29 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle28 obs
  • Western Honey Bee27 obs
  • Canada Goose26 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1340329279

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