Alligator
Alligator is an artwork in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Partridge Hill stands 11 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Kitchen Chimney, a historic site 0.7 miles away. US-278 Scenic Highway passes 2.9 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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What the record says
- Built
- 1986-12
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the US-278 Scenic Highway
- 6.3 mi off the S-13 Scenic Highway
- 6.3 mi off the Andrew Pickens Scenic Parkway
- 7.6 mi off the S-163 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baynard Ruins: 0.7 mi
- Compass Rose Park: 2.9 mi
- Lowcountry Celebration Park: 2.9 mi
- Sail Around the Sculpture Park: 3.0 mi
- Hilton Head Baseball Association: 3.4 mi
- Kitchen Chimney: 0.7 mi
- Domestic Slave Quarters: 0.7 mi
- Plantation House: 0.8 mi
- Hilton Head Island: 2.8 mi
- Shelter Cove Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- The Sandbox: 2.9 mi
- Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation: 3.5 mi
- Bloody Point Lighthouse: 4.8 mi
- Silver Dew Winery - Museum: 4.8 mi
- Coastal Discovery Museum: 6.5 mi
- Liberty Oak Tree: 0.8 mi
- Legendary Golf: 4.3 mi
- Pirate’s Island Adventure Golf: 5.2 mi
- Shell Point: 7.2 mi
- Bull Point: 8.1 mi
- Albert the Alligator: 0.7 mi
- Charles E. Fraser: 0.8 mi
- Attic Trophy: 0.8 mi
- Out To Lunch: 0.8 mi
- Leaves Blowing In The Wind: 2.6 mi
- Heritage Farms: 1.1 mi
- Hospital Courtyard: 7.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 7.9 mi
- Victory Heights Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Plant Demonstration: 16.3 mi
- Bradley Beach: 7.9 mi
- North Beach: 7.9 mi
- Savannah River Beach: 8.1 mi
- Mid Beach: 9.1 mi
- Back River Beach: 10.2 mi
- Laurel Knoll: 19.3 mi
- Buzzard Knoll: 19.6 mi
- Barnwell Hill: 19.8 mi
- Sassafras Hill: 19.9 mi
- Calabash Knoll: 19.9 mi
- Kirk Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Victoria Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Victoria Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Causton Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 7.9 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 8.0 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse: 8.0 mi
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 14.2 mi
- Wymberly Yacht Club: 18.3 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 19.7 mi
- Tybee National Wildlife Refuge: 9.1 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 17.6 mi
- Purrysburg: 21.8 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alligator. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partridge Hill | NNW 347° | 11 m | 24.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | NE 36° | 6 m | 23.1 mi |
| Barnwell Hill | NNW 344° | 5 m | 19.8 mi |
| Laurel Knoll | NW 321° | 4 m | 19.3 mi |
| Buzzard Knoll | NW 321° | 4 m | 19.6 mi |
| Sassafras Hill | NW 319° | 4 m | 19.9 mi |
| Calabash Knoll | NW 322° | 4 m | 19.9 mi |
| Prevent Knoll | NW 322° | 4 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 19:57 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:46 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 53 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaufort Wwtp, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11415344576
Day trips start here
- Hilton Head Island · 5 mi
- Bluffton · 8 mi
- Tybee Island · 9 mi
- Savannah · 17 mi
- Skidaway Island · 20 mi
- Port Wentworth · 22 mi
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