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Neptune's Statue

Neptune's Statue from directly overhead

Neptune's Statue is an artwork in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Honey Hill stands 12 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pirate’s Island Adventure Golf, a attraction 0.3 miles away. US-278 Scenic Highway runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

World’s Largest Figurative Sundial

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
Welcome to The Shelter Cove Harbor Community Home Of The World’s Largest Figurative Sundial Dedicated August 18, 1983
Getting there

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Coordinates32.18077, -80.72801

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shelter Cove Park: 0.6 mi
  • Chaplin Park: 1.8 mi
  • Historic Honey Horn: 2.2 mi
  • Jarvis Creek Park: 2.3 mi
  • Hilton Head Baseball Association: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 45
  • Shelter Cove Veterans Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Hilton Head Island: 2.7 mi
  • Fort Walker Steamgun: 4.8 mi
  • Kitchen Chimney: 6.1 mi
  • Domestic Slave Quarters: 6.1 mi
Museums: 40
  • Coastal Discovery Museum: 2.3 mi
  • The Sandbox: 3.0 mi
  • Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island: 3.3 mi
  • Heyward House Historic Center: 8.6 mi
  • Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 35
  • Pirate’s Island Adventure Golf: 0.3 mi
  • Legendary Golf: 1.2 mi
  • Shell Point: 4.4 mi
  • Bull Point: 4.4 mi
  • Fort Walker Steamgun: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 23
Beaches: 11
  • Bradley Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Mitchelville Beach: 4.9 mi
  • North Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Savannah River Beach: 13.2 mi
  • The Sands: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Heritage Farms: 4.4 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Hospital Courtyard: 9.2 mi
  • Bistro Ten Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Plant Demonstration: 20.3 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Indian Hill: 17.8 mi
  • Barnwell Hill: 18.4 mi
  • Laurel Knoll: 20.1 mi
  • Buzzard Knoll: 20.4 mi
  • Calabash Knoll: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Lighthouses: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Honey HillNNW 330°12 m24.1 mi
Partridge HillNNW 334°11 m23.1 mi
Indian HillNNE 31°6 m17.8 mi
Barnwell HillNNW 328°5 m18.4 mi
Laurel KnollNW 306°4 m20.1 mi
Buzzard KnollNW 306°4 m20.4 mi
Calabash KnollNW 307°4 m20.6 mi
Prevent KnollNW 307°4 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:35
June solstice06:1819:5720:33
September equinox07:1218:4919:21
December solstice07:2116:4617:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515460677580838278706053

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaufort Wwtp, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4797646359

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