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Gamecocks Statue

Gamecocks Statue from directly overhead

Gamecocks Statue is an artwork in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is George Rogers Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates33.97317, -81.02097

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gamecock Park: 0.2 mi
  • Edisto Discovery Park: 0.8 mi
  • Isaac McClinton Park: 0.8 mi
  • Oakhurst Park: 1.0 mi
  • Olympia Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Friday's Ferry: 0.3 mi
  • State Fairgrounds: 0.3 mi
  • National Guard Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • "Columbiad" Cannon: 0.4 mi
  • Olympia Mill School: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 37
Museums: 18
Gardens: 17
Peaks: 14
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Pad #1: 10.1 mi
  • Picnic Pad #4: 10.1 mi
  • Picnic Pad #2: 10.2 mi
  • Picnic Pad #3: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Kayaker's Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 9.3 mi
  • Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gamecocks Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HuckabeeWSW 249°137 m13.5 mi
Sand MountainSSW 193°125 m8.1 mi
Brice HillNNW 337°119 m8.4 mi
Quinine HillNNE 27°108 m4.0 mi
Cooks MountE 87°107 m21.4 mi
Haigs HillSSE 157°97 m12.6 mi
Nursery HillWNW 302°87 m11.5 mi
Dunns MountENE 67°87 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:36
June solstice06:1420:0220:39
September equinox07:1318:4919:22
December solstice07:2616:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677581848277675750
Precip in3.83.54.12.93.65.45.25.04.23.33.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia Univ OF SC, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9864764524

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