Parsons Mountain
Parsons Mountain rises to 249 m in South Carolina. Faulkner Mountain stands 195 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bethel, a ghost town 2.6 miles away. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31658621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 249 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
89 named places within 25 miles
- Long Cane Scenic Area: 3.3 mi
- Cedar Springs Historic District: 3.5 mi
- Court Square: 6.5 mi
- Abbeville Historic District: 6.6 mi
- Secession Hill: 6.6 mi
- Secession Hill: 6.6 mi
- Old Rock House: 10.9 mi
- New Bordeaux Monument: 10.9 mi
- Confederate Monument: 13.6 mi
- Mathews Mill Village World War II Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Prayer Garden: 13.0 mi
- Marion Avenue Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Uptown Market Pollinator Garden: 13.6 mi
- Oak / Monument Pollinator Garden: 13.6 mi
- Main Street Pollinator Garden: 13.7 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.4 mi
- Boles Mountain: 20.9 mi
- Trisha Mountain: 22.9 mi
- Faulkner Mountain: 23.0 mi
- Abbeville County Museum: 6.5 mi
- Burt-Stark Mansion: 6.8 mi
- The Railroad Historical Center: 13.6 mi
- The Museum of Greenwood, South Carolina: 13.8 mi
- Rebecca At The Well: 16.3 mi
- Queen of Hearts: 17.2 mi
- William Moffatt Grier: 17.2 mi
- Downtown Mural: 20.4 mi
- Powder Spring: 10.4 mi
- Dooly Spring: 16.2 mi
- Diamond Hill Mine: 17.7 mi
- Memorial A-60 Battle Tank: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parsons Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faulkner Mountain | ESE 111° | 195 m | 23.0 mi |
| Boles Mountain | ESE 117° | 194 m | 20.9 mi |
| Trisha Mountain | ESE 106° | 194 m | 22.9 mi |
| Laurel Hill | SSE 156° | 134 m | 4.4 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 | 17:25 |
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 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccormick, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1230149 — Parsons Mountain, Abbeville County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357094537
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