Secession Hill
Secession Hill is a park in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Parsons Mountain stands 249 m to the south, 6.6 miles off. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
98 named places within 25 miles
- Wilson Hill Park: 0.1 mi
- Abbeville Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Court Square: 0.2 mi
- Chestnut Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Frank Pursley Railroad Park: 0.4 mi
- Secession Hill: 0.0 mi
- Payne Institute Monument: 11.6 mi
- Confederate Monument: 12.2 mi
- Mathews Mill Village World War II Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Old Rock House: 13.5 mi
- Pressly Family Heritage Garden: 10.5 mi
- The Lord's Garden: 10.6 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Prayer Garden: 10.8 mi
- Sensory Garden: 12.0 mi
- Uptown Market Pollinator Garden: 12.1 mi
- Abbeville County Museum: 0.1 mi
- Burt-Stark Mansion: 0.4 mi
- The Museum of Greenwood, South Carolina: 12.2 mi
- The Railroad Historical Center: 12.4 mi
- S.C. Tennis Hall of Fame: 24.7 mi
- Queen of Hearts: 10.5 mi
- William Moffatt Grier: 10.6 mi
- Rebecca At The Well: 11.7 mi
- Downtown Mural: 20.1 mi
- Diamond Hill Mine: 13.0 mi
- Memorial A-60 Battle Tank: 20.3 mi
- Belton Standpipe: 24.6 mi
- Powder Spring: 15.4 mi
- Harris Springs: 22.4 mi
- Dooly Spring: 22.8 mi
- Parsons Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 10.9 mi
- Bethel: 4.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Secession Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Mountain | S 174° | 249 m | 6.6 mi |
| Laurel Hill | SSE 167° | 134 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:08 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenwood, 12 mi away.
- Green Cloverworm Moth79 obs
- Black-dotted Ruddy Moth71 obs
- Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth41 obs
- Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth29 obs
- Elegant Grass-veneer27 obs
- Bent-lined Carpet26 obs
- Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth26 obs
- Black-dotted Brown24 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.
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