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Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Windmill Hill rises to 361 m in South Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Leroy Mathis Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31660030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
361 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.06901, -82.10705

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Leroy Mathis Park: 1.3 mi
  • Inman Mills Park: 2.1 mi
  • Sealy Park: 2.2 mi
  • Holston Creek Park: 3.5 mi
  • Gib Gosnell Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Orange Bear: 8.4 mi
  • Maria: 8.9 mi
  • Chicken Statue: 10.6 mi
  • Bailey the Fox: 11.2 mi
  • Greer Rexall Drugs: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Frey Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Moonshiners Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Sillers Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Lower Cave Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Cave Falls: 11.7 mi
Museums: 30
  • Landrum Depot: 8.9 mi
  • Greer Heritage Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Tryon Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Hub City Railroad Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Xeric Garden: 9.2 mi
  • International Peace Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Plant Zoo: 9.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 10.2 mi
  • O’Neal Community Garden: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Attractions: 14
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 8.9 mi
  • AH-1: 11.5 mi
  • M106A1: 11.5 mi
  • BMW Performance Center: 12.1 mi
  • Suber's Corn Mill: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • 3: 12.2 mi
  • 2: 12.2 mi
  • 1: 12.2 mi
  • 4: 12.3 mi
  • 5: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Windmill Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tryon PeakNNW 330°986 m15.7 mi
Hogback MountainNW 304°978 m12.6 mi
White Oak MountainNNW 338°940 m15.9 mi
Rich MountainWNW 295°922 m14.3 mi
Bryant MountainWNW 291°921 m14.6 mi
Hoghead MountainWNW 299°893 m13.5 mi
Evans MountainWNW 299°853 m17.8 mi
Glassy MountainWNW 290°848 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1520:0920:47
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3416:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394349586774787771594942
Precip in4.33.84.64.43.94.64.74.64.33.84.04.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chesnee 7 WSW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357121292

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