Limestone Springs
Limestone Springs is a spring in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomson Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 3.0 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
- 21.3 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 21.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Named places within 25 miles
- Thomson Park: 0.7 mi
- John Q Little Park: 0.7 mi
- Park Place Park: 0.8 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.2 mi
- Irene Park: 1.3 mi
- The Other Side Of The River: 9.0 mi
- Blacksburg: 9.0 mi
- Pacolet Mills mural: 10.6 mi
- Ascension: 15.2 mi
- Transitions: 15.4 mi
- Former site of Deepcore and The Abyss Movie Set: 8.0 mi
- Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church: 8.6 mi
- Veterans Monument: 8.9 mi
- Washington Light Infantry: 10.7 mi
- Victor Hill Hotel ruins: 10.7 mi
- Draytonville Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Thicketty Mountain: 7.7 mi
- McKowns Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Jefferson Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Whitaker Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Cherokee County Museum: 0.9 mi
- Cherokee County Veterans Museum: 1.2 mi
- Cowpens Depot Museum and Civic Center: 8.9 mi
- Boiling Springs Historical Museum: 13.5 mi
- Spartanburg Science Center: 17.2 mi
- Pacolet River Heritage Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Glendale Nature Park: 12.3 mi
- Glendale Shoals Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Upper Shoals Preserve at Glendale: 13.3 mi
- Cleveland Preserve Farm: 15.0 mi
- Jeep: 1.2 mi
- Truck: 1.2 mi
- Truck: 1.3 mi
- Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery: 1.5 mi
- Peachoid: 3.4 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 19.3 mi
- International Peace Garden: 19.9 mi
- Plant Zoo: 19.9 mi
- Xeric Garden: 19.9 mi
- Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Pacolet Water Falls: 10.6 mi
- Saranac Lake Waterfall: 12.8 mi
- Buffalo Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
- Frey Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
- Whitestone Springs: 15.3 mi
- Glenn Springs: 19.1 mi
- West Springs: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Limestone Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | ENE 61° | 520 m | 21.9 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | ENE 60° | 458 m | 24.6 mi |
| Jack Moore Mountain | N 350° | 409 m | 24.7 mi |
| Piney Mountain | NNW 342° | 368 m | 22.5 mi |
| Thicketty Mountain | WNW 302° | 364 m | 7.7 mi |
| Whitaker Mountain | NE 56° | 356 m | 10.2 mi |
| Henry Knob | ENE 76° | 344 m | 22.0 mi |
| Browns Mountain | ENE 69° | 315 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ninety Nine IS, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Jan, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 37.8 | 36.7 | 36.5 | 34.6 | 25.9 | 14.9 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 22.1 | 31.3 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Thicketty Creek AT Cnty Road 42 Near Gaffney, SC, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Northern Mockingbird3 obs
- Southern House Spider3 obs
- Putnam's Jumping Spider2 obs
- Prorastriopes lippsoni2 obs
- Turkey Vulture1 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk1 obs
- Carolina Wren1 obs
- European Starling1 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/4083323280
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