Anderson district, South Carolina, United States
Places to visit near Honea Path
Honea Path is a town in Anderson district, South Carolina, United States, home to about 3,707 people. Within 50 km by road there are 212 places to visit — 128 churches, 27 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 27 forts & heritage and 9 parks. The must-see places are Belton Standpipe (16 km), Sumter National Forest (22 km) and Lake Rabon Dam (29 km).

Honea Path at a glance
- Location
- Anderson district, South Carolina, United States
- Population
- about 3,707
- Coordinates
- 34.4465° N, 82.3915° W
- Places within 50 km
- 212 (10 must-see)
- Best time to visit
- August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open for lakes, dams & reservoirs; October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for churches and parks
Top places to visit near Honea Path
Ranked by how worth the drive they are from Honea Path: must-see places and the closest well-loved spots first. Open a place for photos, today’s visitor status, timings and directions.
- Belton StandpipeOther · AndersonMust-see
- Honea Path Church of GodChurches · AndersonNotable
- Sumter National ForestWildlife · AbbevilleMust-see
- Obediah Shirley HouseForts · AndersonNotable
- Broadmouth Baptist ChurchChurches · AbbevilleNotable
- Saint James ChurchChurches · AndersonNotable
- Friendship Baptist ChurchChurches · AndersonNotable
- Lake Rabon DamLakes & Dams · LaurensMust-see
- Cedar ShoalRivers · AndersonNotable
- Rutledge ShoalsRivers · LaurensNotable
- M60Other · AndersonMust-see
- Mount Olive A.M.E. ChurchChurches · AbbevilleNotable
More places near Honea Path
- Donalds Depot (P&N) · fort · Abbeville · ~11 km
- Donalds United Methodist Church · church · Abbeville · ~11 km
- Holidays Bridge Dam · lake · Greenville · ~12 km
- Jones Chapel · church · Anderson · ~12 km
- Columbia Baptist Church · church · Greenville · ~14 km
- New Friendship Baptist Church · church · Abbeville · ~14 km
- McCullough’s Cedarhurst · fort · Greenville · ~14 km
- Belton Presbyterian Church · church · Anderson · ~16 km
- Dry Oak Assembly of God · church · Greenville · ~16 km
- Dunns Creek Church · church · Greenwood · ~16 km
- Due West Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church · church · Abbeville · ~16 km
- Ruth Drake Museum · museum · Anderson · ~16 km
Things to see near Honea Path, by type
Churches near Honea Path
132 churches within 100 km of Honea Path. The closest is Honea Path Church of God (1 km). Best time: year-round.
- Honea Path Church of God · church · Anderson · ~1 km
- Broadmouth Baptist Church · church · Abbeville · ~5 km
- Saint James Church · church · Anderson · ~7 km
- Friendship Baptist Church · church · Anderson · ~7 km
- Mount Olive A.M.E. Church · church · Abbeville · ~11 km
- Donalds United Methodist Church · church · Abbeville · ~11 km
Lakes, dams & reservoirs near Honea Path
33 lakes, dams & reservoirs within 100 km of Honea Path. The closest is Holidays Bridge Dam (12 km); the best-known is Lake Rabon Dam (29 km). Best time: august to december when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
- Lake Rabon Dam · lake · Laurens · ~29 km · Must-see
- Holidays Bridge Dam · lake · Greenville · ~12 km
- Pelletts Pond Dam D-3019 · lake · Laurens · ~16 km
- Ware Shoals Dam · lake · Greenwood · ~18 km
- Boyds Mill Pond Dam · lake · Laurens · ~22 km
- Broadway Lake · lake · Anderson · ~23 km
Forts & heritage near Honea Path
32 forts & heritage within 100 km of Honea Path. The closest is Obediah Shirley House (3 km). Best time: october to february.
- Obediah Shirley House · fort · Anderson · ~3 km
- Donalds Depot (P&N) · fort · Abbeville · ~11 km
- McCullough’s Cedarhurst · fort · Greenville · ~14 km
- Holly Springs School · fort · Greenville · ~18 km
- Laurens County Courthouse · fort · Laurens · ~44 km · Must-see
- West Allen Williams Memorial · fort · Anderson · ~26 km
Parks near Honea Path
14 parks within 100 km of Honea Path. The closest is Allen Park (23 km); the best-known is Secession Hill (37 km). Best time: year-round, evenings.
- Secession Hill · park · Abbeville · ~37 km · Must-see
- Allen Park · park · Anderson · ~23 km
- American Legion Memorial Athletic Field · park · Anderson · ~30 km
- Cater Park · park · Anderson · ~31 km
- Abney Mills Park · park · Anderson · ~32 km
- Brookview Park · park · Anderson · ~32 km
Museums near Honea Path
11 museums within 100 km of Honea Path. The closest is Ruth Drake Museum (16 km). Best time: year-round.
- Ruth Drake Museum · museum · Anderson · ~16 km
- The Artory · museum · Anderson · ~25 km
- Anderson County Museum · museum · Anderson · ~31 km
- The Greenville County Museum of Art · museum · Greenville · ~57 km · Must-see
- Sigal Music Museum · museum · Greenville · ~57 km · Must-see
- Upcountry History Museum · museum · Greenville · ~57 km · Must-see
Wildlife, forests & gardens near Honea Path
9 wildlife, forests & gardens within 100 km of Honea Path. The closest is Sumter National Forest (22 km). Best time: november to march for sightings.
- Sumter National Forest · sanctuary · Abbeville · ~22 km · Must-see
- Conestee Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Greenville · ~46 km · Must-see
- Greenville Zoo · sanctuary · Greenville · ~56 km · Must-see
- South Carolina Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Pickens · ~59 km · Must-see
- Paris Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Greenville · ~69 km · Must-see
- Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve · sanctuary · Spartanburg · ~84 km · Must-see
A one-day trip from Honea Path
5 of the best places within 60 km, in driving order so you don’t double back: about 63 km on the road.
- Start in Honea Path
- 1 km Honea Path Church of God · church, Anderson
- 22 km Sumter National Forest · nature spot, Abbeville
- 23 km Broadmouth Baptist Church · church, Abbeville
- 8 km Saint James Church · church, Anderson
- 6 km Obediah Shirley House · heritage site, Anderson
- 3 km Back to Honea Path
Plan a longer trip from Honea Path — the planner adds a place to stay each night and keeps the route to one loop.
How to reach Honea Path
All places near Honea Path by distance
15–50 km — half-day trips
- Pelletts Pond Dam D-3019 · lake · Laurens · ~16 km
- Harmony United Methodist Church · church · Laurens · ~16 km
- Secession Hill · park · Abbeville · ~37 km · Must-see
- Greenville Presbyterian Church · church · Greenwood · ~17 km
- Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church · church · Laurens · ~17 km
- Bethel Church · church · Greenwood · ~17 km
- Ware Shoals Dam · lake · Greenwood · ~18 km
- Church of God of Prophesy · church · Anderson · ~18 km
- Ware Shoals Inn · church · Greenwood · ~18 km
- Holly Springs School · fort · Greenville · ~18 km
- Moore's Chapel · church · Greenville · ~21 km
- Bethlehem Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church · church · Abbeville · ~21 km
- Boyds Mill Pond Dam · lake · Laurens · ~22 km
- Lickville Presbyterian Church · church · Greenville · ~22 km
- Broadway Lake · lake · Anderson · ~23 km
- Allen Park · park · Anderson · ~23 km
- Laurens County Courthouse · fort · Laurens · ~44 km · Must-see
- Lee Shoals Church of God · church · Anderson · ~24 km
- Mount Zion United Presbyterian Church · church · Abbeville · ~24 km
- Gilgal United Methodist Church · church · Abbeville · ~24 km
- Union Grove United Methodist Church · church · Anderson · ~24 km
- McBee United Methodist Church · church · Greenville · ~45 km · Must-see
- Pelzer Mills Dam · lake · Greenville · ~25 km
- Friendship Church · church · Laurens · ~25 km
- Varennes Presbyterian Church · church · Anderson · ~25 km
- The Artory · museum · Anderson · ~25 km
- Cedar Falls Dam · waterfall · Greenville · ~25 km
- Conestee Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Greenville · ~46 km · Must-see
- Summer of God Slavic Evangelical Church · church · Anderson · ~26 km
- Fork Shoals Baptist Church · church · Greenville · ~26 km
- West Allen Williams Memorial · fort · Anderson · ~26 km
- Shiloh United Methodist Church · church · Abbeville · ~26 km
- Lake Greenwood · lake · Laurens · ~47 km · Must-see
- Sharon Pentecostal Holiness Church · church · Laurens · ~27 km
- Rocky River A M E Church · church · Abbeville · ~27 km
- Hodges Depot (P&N) · fort · Greenwood · ~27 km
- Galilee Baptist Church · church · Greenville · ~27 km
- Big Creek Watershed Two Reservoir · lake · Anderson · ~28 km
- Norris Hill Presbyterian Church · church · Anderson · ~28 km
- Stewarts Pond Dam D-2847 · lake · Greenville · ~28 km
50–100 km — one-day trips
- Greenville Zoo · sanctuary · Greenville · ~56 km · Must-see
- Christ Church · church · Greenville · ~56 km · Must-see
- First Baptist Church of Ninety Six · church · Greenwood · ~56 km · Must-see
- Conferate Monument · fort · Greenville · ~57 km · Must-see
- The Greenville County Museum of Art · museum · Greenville · ~57 km · Must-see
- Sigal Music Museum · museum · Greenville · ~57 km · Must-see
- Upcountry History Museum · museum · Greenville · ~57 km · Must-see
- South Carolina Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Pickens · ~59 km · Must-see
- Saluda Lake · lake · Pickens · ~60 km · Must-see
- Pelham Mills Post Office · fort · Greenville · ~60 km · Must-see
- Ninety Six National Historic Site · park · Greenwood · ~61 km · Must-see
- Howard's Rock · attraction · Pickens · ~61 km · Must-see
- Lake Greenwood State Park · lake · Greenwood · ~61 km · Must-see
- Furman University Bell Tower · park · Greenville · ~67 km · Must-see
- Lake Hartwell · lake · Oconee · ~68 km · Must-see
- Chick Springs · attraction · Greenville · ~68 km · Must-see
- Bobby Brown State Park · park · Elbert · ~69 km · Must-see
- Paris Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Greenville · ~69 km · Must-see
- M106A1 · attraction · Spartanburg · ~70 km · Must-see
- AH-1 · attraction · Spartanburg · ~70 km · Must-see
- Glassy Mountain · viewpoint · Pickens · ~70 km · Must-see
- Battle of Blackstock's Historic Site · fort · Union · ~74 km · Must-see
- Old Pickens Presbyterian Church · church · Oconee · ~74 km · Must-see
- Norton Falls on Lake Glenville · waterfall · Pickens · ~78 km · Must-see
- Falls Creek Landing At Keowee · waterfall · Oconee · ~81 km · Must-see
- Elijah Clarke State Park · park · Lincoln · ~82 km · Must-see
- Keowee · fort · Oconee · ~82 km · Must-see
- Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve · sanctuary · Spartanburg · ~84 km · Must-see
- Hollywild Animal Park · sanctuary · Spartanburg · ~85 km · Must-see
- Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site · park · Union · ~86 km · Must-see
- Ty Cobb · attraction · Franklin · ~87 km · Must-see
- Daniel Morgan Monument · fort · Spartanburg · ~87 km · Must-see
- Oconee County Cage · attraction · Oconee · ~89 km · Must-see
- Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~90 km · Must-see
- Pinnacle Mountain · viewpoint · Pickens · ~91 km · Must-see
- Wells Japanese Garden · sanctuary · Newberry · ~92 km · Must-see
- Jocassee Dam · lake · Oconee · ~93 km · Must-see
- Caesars Head Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~95 km · Must-see
- Episcopal Church of the Nativity · church · Union · ~96 km · Must-see
- Station Cove Falls Trail · attraction · Oconee · ~97 km · Must-see
Count by type
| Type | Places | Nearest |
|---|---|---|
| Churches | 132 | Honea Path Church of God (1 km) |
| Lakes, dams & reservoirs | 33 | Holidays Bridge Dam (12 km) |
| Forts & heritage | 32 | Obediah Shirley House (3 km) |
| Parks | 14 | Allen Park (23 km) |
| Museums | 11 | Ruth Drake Museum (16 km) |
| Other attractions | 9 | Belton Standpipe (16 km) |
| Wildlife, forests & gardens | 9 | Sumter National Forest (22 km) |
| Hill stations & viewpoints | 7 | Little Mountain (35 km) |
| Waterfalls | 6 | Cedar Falls Dam (25 km) |
| Rivers, islands & mangroves | 2 | Cedar Shoal (10 km) |
| Caves | 1 | Vector Engraving Studio (38 km) |
Honea Path: questions travellers ask
What are the best places to visit near Honea Path?
Belton Standpipe (attraction, about 16 km), Honea Path Church of God (church, about 1 km), Sumter National Forest (nature spot, about 22 km), Obediah Shirley House (heritage site, about 3 km), Broadmouth Baptist Church (church, about 5 km), Saint James Church (church, about 7 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Honea Path?
212 places on Spotwander: 128 churches, 27 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 27 forts & heritage, 9 parks, 8 museums.
Which is the nearest church to Honea Path?
Honea Path Church of God, about 1 km by road; Broadmouth Baptist Church (5 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Honea Path?
Holidays Bridge Dam, about 12 km by road; Pelletts Pond Dam D-3019 (16 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Honea Path?
Obediah Shirley House, about 3 km by road; Donalds Depot (P&N) (11 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Honea Path?
Start in Honea Path, visit Honea Path Church of God, then Sumter National Forest, then Broadmouth Baptist Church, then Saint James Church, then Obediah Shirley House, and drive back — about 63 km by road in all.
What is the best time to visit places near Honea Path?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open for lakes, dams & reservoirs; October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for churches and parks.
Towns near Honea Path
- Places near Due West · 16 km
- Places near Belton · 16 km
- Places near Ware Shoals · 18 km
- Places near Williamston · 26 km
- Places near Anderson · 31 km
- Places near Homeland Park · 32 km
- Places near Lake Secession · 32 km
- Places near Piedmont · 37 km
- Places near Iva · 37 km
- Places near Abbeville · 37 km
Sources: places from OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata and GeoNames; Honea Path’s location and population from GeoNames; see also Honea Path on Wikipedia. Data sources & credits.