Tunnel Hill
Tunnel Hill rises to 537 m in South Carolina. Ridley Mountain stands 888 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Isaqueena Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31659768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 537 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 5.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 16 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 22 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Isaqueena Falls: 0.9 mi
- Lohr's Falls: 1.4 mi
- Yellow Branch Falls: 1.6 mi
- Land Bridge Falls: 2.1 mi
- Chauga Narrows: 2.4 mi
- Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 3.0 mi
- Oconee Station State Historic Site: 3.8 mi
- City Park: 4.5 mi
- Sertoma Field: 5.2 mi
- City Square: 5.2 mi
- Stumphouse Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Ross Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Turnip Top: 2.3 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Buzzard Roost Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 5.1 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 5.2 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 5.2 mi
- Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 10.7 mi
- World of Energy: 13.3 mi
- Oconee Station: 4.0 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 6.0 mi
- Chattooga Town: 6.8 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Site of Westminster Speedway: 8.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 12.1 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Sunset Rock: 16.1 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 16.3 mi
- The Catstairs: 16.8 mi
- All In: 18.8 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 19.2 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 19.3 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 19.3 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 19.3 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 5.2 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 16.2 mi
- Howard's Rock: 19.0 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 19.9 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 22.4 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 15.6 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 17.1 mi
- South Beach: 12.0 mi
- North Beach: 12.5 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 16.2 mi
- East Beach: 18.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 9.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 17.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 23.0 mi
- South: 12.0 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 22.4 mi
- Common Gardening: 12.3 mi
- English Garden: 24.6 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 23.7 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South: 24.1 mi
- Burton: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Tunnel Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridley Mountain | NNE 13° | 888 m | 10.1 mi |
| Rand Mountain | N 358° | 877 m | 9.6 mi |
| Big Mountain | N 358° | 875 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mill Mountain | N 8° | 870 m | 10.1 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | N 349° | 825 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | NW 326° | 818 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cantrell Mountain | NNE 18° | 801 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pollywah Knob | WNW 302° | 793 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walhalla, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357112405
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