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Fort Hill

Fort Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates34.40737, -80.64758

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 11
Museums: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
  • 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
Attractions: 3
  • Hanging Rock: 11.0 mi
  • Atlas Gym and Fitness Center: 11.4 mi
  • Seaboard Coast Line 20910: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Forty Acre RockNNE 21°183 m19.3 mi
Thorn HillN 0°156 m6.2 mi
Spring HillSE 146°149 m21.9 mi
Cantey HillS 184°143 m3.4 mi
Buck HillSW 234°118 m6.7 mi
Knight HillS 188°118 m7.6 mi
Hobkirk HillSSE 166°89 m9.5 mi
Dunns MountS 183°87 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:35
June solstice06:1120:0220:39
September equinox07:1118:4819:21
December solstice07:2616:3817:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444653627078818075645447
Precip in3.42.83.22.72.34.13.43.63.83.12.43.5

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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