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Pelion South Carolina Map

Explore Pelion, South Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Pelion, South Carolina

How to Use This Pelion, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pelion, South Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of South Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Pelion.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Pelion
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Lexington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	33.784861
Longitude	-81.259679
Population	631
Density	66.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	29123
Area Code	803
County Seat	Lexington
School District	Lexington School District 1

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About Pelion, South Carolina

Pelion is a locality in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 631. The population density is 66.2 people per km². Pelion is located at 33.7849°N, 81.2597°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Pelion is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29123.

Pelion unfolds across a landscape of sandy loam and pine-thickened woodland, defined by the quiet passage of Cedar Creek as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 11.7 miles south of Red Bank, SC (from Red Bank, SC: bearing 182°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south of White Knoll. The geography here remains unassuming and level, holding the humid weight of the afternoon air until the sun dips low enough to cast long, thin shadows across the fields. At the center of this expanse, Fort Pond sits as a still, reflective eye in the landscape, its surface often undisturbed by anything more than the occasional ripple of local wildlife. While the distant silhouette of Mullers Barn Ridge might haunt the horizon line on a clear day, the immediate surroundings of Pelion focus on the dense, verdant growth of the Midlands. Within this quiet corridor, Pelion Park provides a necessary clearing, a patch of managed green that anchors the spirit of the place amidst the surrounding timber and scrub.

Agriculture has long dictated the pulse of Pelion, with the soil favoring the growth of produce that has historically connected the locality to the wider regional markets. The rhythm of the day follows the slow turning of the seasons, an economy built upon the literal fruits of the land and the steady, persistent labor of those who work it. Life here moves without the frantic pressure of urban centers, favoring a deliberate pace that allows the finer details of the environment—the specific golden quality of light hitting the pine needles, the damp, rich smell of the creek bed—to become the most notable features of the day. There is an enduring modesty in the way the local infrastructure meets the natural world, a balance struck between the necessity of industry and the quiet, unpretentious beauty of a South Carolina interior that asks for nothing more than to be seen as it is.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pelion Park (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 139° SE
Cooper Park (Local Recreation) — 3.9 mi, 187° S
Peachtree Rock - Mungo (Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 049° NE
Peachtree Rock - Adcock (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 052° NE
Sandhills Park (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 095° E
Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 212° SW
Lexington County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 006° N
Village Square Theatre (Theatre) — 14.2 mi, 005° N
Silo 2 (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 343° N
Gamecocks Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 046° NE
Cannon (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 156° SE
Wilkes Gallery of Art (Gallery) — 19.4 mi, 040° NE
Columbia Marionette Theatre (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 038° NE
Mike Brown Contemporary (Gallery) — 19.5 mi, 040° NE
Carol Saunders Gallery (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 041° NE
USC Smokestack (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 042° NE
The Nickelodeon (Cinema) — 20.0 mi, 040° NE
The Big Mo (Cinema) — 20.0 mi, 284° W
City of Columbia Art Center (Arts Centre) — 20.1 mi, 040° NE
Aiken State Park (State Park) — 20.1 mi, 219° SW
Anne Frank Center (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 042° NE
Tapp's Outpost (Arts Centre) — 20.3 mi, 043° NE
Mann-Simons Site (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 039° NE
Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.4 mi, 203° SW
Hampton-Preston House Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 040° NE
Dreher Island State Park (State Park) — 21.6 mi, 340° N
Congaree National Park Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.5 mi, 084° E · 15k acres
Congaree National Park (National Park) — 22.6 mi, 084° E · 26k acres
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 40.6 mi, 351° N · 375k acres
Santee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.8 mi, 108° E · 9,063 acres

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