Fort Hill
Fort Hill rises to 80 m in South Carolina. Forty Acre Rock stands 183 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cantey Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31656970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 80 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Camden Battlefield and Longleaf Pine Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Knights Hill Park: 8.2 mi
- Stevens Acres: 9.4 mi
- Kirkwood Park: 9.4 mi
- Kershaw County Fairgrounds: 9.8 mi
- Cantey Hill: 3.4 mi
- Eagles Nest: 5.4 mi
- Thorn Hill: 6.2 mi
- Buck Hill: 6.7 mi
- Knight Hill: 7.6 mi
- Camden Archives and Museum: 11.0 mi
- Revolutionary War Visitors Center: 12.3 mi
- Lancaster & Chester Railway Depot: 22.3 mi
- Lancaster Historic Courthouse: 22.7 mi
- Blythewood Historical Society: 22.8 mi
- Battle of Hanging Rock Historic Site: 10.8 mi
- Lancaster Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 22.7 mi
- Lancaster County Confederate Monument: 22.7 mi
- In Memory of the John H. Rose Family: 23.3 mi
- Hanging Rock: 11.0 mi
- Atlas Gym and Fitness Center: 11.4 mi
- Seaboard Coast Line 20910: 22.6 mi
- Lake Wateree State Park: 12.3 mi
- Sandhills State Forest: 20.7 mi
- Carolina Childrens Garden: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forty Acre Rock | NNE 21° | 183 m | 19.3 mi |
| Thorn Hill | N 0° | 156 m | 6.2 mi |
| Spring Hill | SE 146° | 149 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cantey Hill | S 184° | 143 m | 3.4 mi |
| Buck Hill | SW 234° | 118 m | 6.7 mi |
| Knight Hill | S 188° | 118 m | 7.6 mi |
| Hobkirk Hill | SSE 166° | 89 m | 9.5 mi |
| Dunns Mount | S 183° | 87 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:02 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:38 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wateree DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231293 — Fort Hill, Kershaw County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357095902
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