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Cowpens National Battlefield

Cowpens National Battlefield from directly overhead

Cowpens National Battlefield is a park in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 294 m. Little White Oak Mountain stands 724 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Light Infantry, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 0.5 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
294 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.13023, -81.80906

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chesnee Park: 2.7 mi
  • Cada Park: 3.3 mi
  • Cowpens Veterans Memorial Park: 8.0 mi
  • Gordon Henry Park: 8.4 mi
  • Joe Dean Knuckles Park: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Transitions: 12.3 mi
  • Small Gear: 12.4 mi
  • Giant Gear: 12.4 mi
  • Ascension: 13.1 mi
  • Menorah: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 43
Peaks: 34
Museums: 19
Attractions: 10
  • Peachoid: 7.4 mi
  • Southern Railway caboose x711: 8.0 mi
  • Jeep: 9.7 mi
  • Truck: 9.7 mi
  • Truck: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Saranac Lake Waterfall: 10.3 mi
  • Pacolet Water Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Buffalo Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Frey Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Sillers Falls: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Xeric Garden: 14.9 mi
  • International Peace Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Plant Zoo: 14.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 16.2 mi
Springs: 4

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little White Oak MountainWNW 297°724 m24.5 mi
Yellowtop MountainN 357°685 m24.9 mi
Cherry MountainN 4°594 m20.4 mi
Joshua MountainN 356°527 m24.1 mi
Foster MountainWNW 292°483 m23.8 mi
Tom Price MountainN 10°482 m22.2 mi
Fox MountainWNW 297°467 m23.0 mi
Lookadoo MountainN 357°466 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1420:0820:46
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3216:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394349586774787771594942
Precip in4.33.84.64.43.94.64.74.64.33.84.04.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chesnee 7 WSW, 9 mi away.

  • fan clubmoss19 obs
  • American sweetgum15 obs
  • striped wintergreen14 obs
  • Eastern Bluebird11 obs
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker11 obs
  • eastern redbud11 obs
  • Eastern Towhee10 obs
  • Eastern Fence Lizard10 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/535890736

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