Legion Park
Legion Park is a park in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 227 m. Squirrel Mountain stands 493 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Confederate War Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway passes 8.7 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 227 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
- 14.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Duncan Park: 0.3 mi
- Veteran's Pointe Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Priscilla Rumley Park: 0.5 mi
- South Converse Park: 0.7 mi
- The Rail Yard: 0.8 mi
- The Freedom Flag mural: 0.3 mi
- The Wall of Possibilities: 0.7 mi
- Wade's mural: 0.8 mi
- Harmony: 0.8 mi
- Call It! mural: 0.9 mi
- Confederate War Monument: 0.0 mi
- Spartanburg Sluggers Monument: 0.1 mi
- Spartanburg County War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Southside Cultural Monument: 1.1 mi
- Dexter Edgar Converse Monument: 1.4 mi
- Hayes Hill: 9.3 mi
- Lucas Hill: 9.5 mi
- Wofford Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Crab Apple Hill: 11.6 mi
- Camp Hill: 11.6 mi
- Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg: 1.5 mi
- Spartanburg Science Center: 1.6 mi
- Spartanburg Art Museum: 1.6 mi
- Hub City Railroad Museum: 1.9 mi
- Cowpens Depot Museum and Civic Center: 8.4 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 2.5 mi
- Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Plant Zoo: 5.2 mi
- International Peace Garden: 5.2 mi
- Xeric Garden: 5.2 mi
- Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Upper Shoals Preserve at Glendale: 4.1 mi
- Upper Chinquapin Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Glendale Shoals Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Glendale Nature Park: 5.1 mi
- Buffalo Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Saranac Lake Waterfall: 4.7 mi
- Frey Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Pacolet Water Falls: 9.6 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 23.6 mi
- Whitestone Springs: 7.2 mi
- Glenn Springs: 9.3 mi
- West Springs: 13.2 mi
- Limestone Springs: 17.0 mi
- Chick Springs: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Legion Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Squirrel Mountain | NW 305° | 493 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bird Mountain | NW 315° | 452 m | 24.2 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNW 331° | 424 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | NW 317° | 388 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pax Mountain | WNW 292° | 388 m | 24.8 mi |
| Thicketty Mountain | NE 34° | 364 m | 14.9 mi |
| Butler Hill | WSW 258° | 363 m | 24.7 mi |
| Windmill Hill | NW 311° | 361 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:08 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spartanburg 3 SSE, 2 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel55 obs
- Green Anole37 obs
- American Robin36 obs
- striped wintergreen35 obs
- Northern Cardinal32 obs
- white clover23 obs
- Heavenly bamboo21 obs
- Chinese holly21 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357118190
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