Glenn Springs
Glenn Springs is a spring in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Thicketty Mountain stands 364 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Glenn Springs Historic District, a park 0.8 miles away. Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway passes 14 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
- 21.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenn Springs Historic District: 0.8 mi
- Twin Oaks Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Croft State Natural Area: 6.3 mi
- Nesbitt Shoals Nature Park and River Access: 7.0 mi
- Old Canaan Rd Complex: 7.3 mi
- Pacolet Mills mural: 8.6 mi
- Wade's mural: 9.0 mi
- The Freedom Flag mural: 9.6 mi
- Southside Mural: 9.7 mi
- The Wall of Possibilities: 9.7 mi
- Colonel John Thomas and His Wife Jane Thomas: 3.6 mi
- Footprint of Sugar Creek Speedway: 7.9 mi
- Victor Hill Hotel ruins: 8.4 mi
- Rebirth: 8.5 mi
- Spartanburg Sluggers Monument: 9.3 mi
- Wofford Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.9 mi
- Hayes Hill: 5.4 mi
- Lucas Hill: 5.5 mi
- Crab Apple Hill: 6.0 mi
- Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg: 10.8 mi
- Spartanburg Science Center: 10.8 mi
- Spartanburg Art Museum: 10.8 mi
- Hub City Railroad Museum: 11.1 mi
- Cowpens Depot Museum and Civic Center: 13.6 mi
- Tyger River Confluence: 7.0 mi
- Tyger River Confluence: 7.4 mi
- Cragmoor Farms: 7.7 mi
- Pacolet River Heritage Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Glendale Shoals Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 10.5 mi
- Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Rippy Courtyard: 13.9 mi
- Piedmont Physic Garden: 13.9 mi
- Plant Zoo: 14.1 mi
- Walnut Grove Plantation: 7.4 mi
- Southern Railway caboose x711: 13.6 mi
- Jeep: 20.2 mi
- Truck: 20.2 mi
- Truck: 20.2 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 17.6 mi
- 1: 24.4 mi
- 5: 24.4 mi
- 2: 24.4 mi
- 3: 24.4 mi
- Buffalo Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
- Pacolet Water Falls: 8.5 mi
- Saranac Lake Waterfall: 11.9 mi
- Frey Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 15.5 mi
- West Springs: 4.0 mi
- Whitestone Springs: 4.0 mi
- Limestone Springs: 19.1 mi
- Stomp Springs: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glenn Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thicketty Mountain | N 10° | 364 m | 20.6 mi |
| Windmill Hill | NW 318° | 361 m | 23.3 mi |
| Collins Mountain | NW 309° | 345 m | 23.5 mi |
| Draytonville Mountain | NE 41° | 296 m | 20.8 mi |
| Little Knob | SW 220° | 273 m | 21.8 mi |
| Big Knob | SW 223° | 270 m | 23.7 mi |
| McKowns Mountain | NE 51° | 246 m | 22.5 mi |
| Beddington Mountain | SSE 168° | 242 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spartanburg 3 SSE, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Jan, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 688 | 651 | 665 | 602 | 415 | 323 | 322 | 366 | 295 | 391 | 352 | 477 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tyger River Near Woodruff, SC, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Marbled Salamander2 obs
- DeKay's Brownsnake2 obs
- Common Box Turtle2 obs
- Dark Fishing Spider2 obs
- Chinese privet2 obs
- Black Vulture1 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk1 obs
- Carolina Wren1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2578244109
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