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Lake Greenwood State Park

Lake Greenwood State Park from directly overhead

Lake Greenwood State Park is a park in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Parsons Mountain stands 249 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Ninety Six Town Park, a park 4.0 miles away. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.19643, -81.95455

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 9
Gardens: 7
Peaks: 5
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
  • Harris Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Powder Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Stomp Springs: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Parsons MountainWSW 252°249 m24.6 mi
Faulkner MountainS 187°195 m16.1 mi
Trisha MountainS 186°194 m14.3 mi
Boles MountainSSW 195°194 m18.1 mi
Laurel HillWSW 241°134 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:40
June solstice06:1720:0620:44
September equinox07:1718:5319:26
December solstice07:3116:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424552606976807873625144
Precip in4.13.84.53.43.54.33.94.63.83.33.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Greenwood, 4 mi away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel48 obs
  • Tufted Titmouse38 obs
  • Northern Cardinal33 obs
  • Pine Warbler28 obs
  • Great Blue Heron24 obs
  • River Cooter23 obs
  • Mallard19 obs
  • American Robin19 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/330309055

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