Pete the Plastic Pelican
Pete the Plastic Pelican is an artwork in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Shem Creek Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway passes 1.1 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- plastic
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- 3.0 mi off the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
- 3.9 mi off the Long Point Road Scenic Highway
- 6.8 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Shem Creek Park: 0.0 mi
- Shem Creek Park: 0.0 mi
- Jasper Green Park: 0.7 mi
- Mount Pleasant Historic District: 0.8 mi
- Creekside Park: 1.0 mi
- "The Kings Highway": 0.6 mi
- General William Moultrie: 0.7 mi
- One Hand Sanders / Prince's Ferry: 0.9 mi
- Arthur Ravenel, Jr. / Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge: 1.1 mi
- Scanlonville: 1.2 mi
- Spotted Crab: 0.7 mi
- Pelican on Parade: 1.3 mi
- Top Gun: 1.3 mi
- On Behalf of a Greatful Nation: 1.4 mi
- Kids Going to the Beach: 1.4 mi
- Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum: 1.3 mi
- Vietnam Experience Exhibit: 1.3 mi
- USS Yorktown: 1.5 mi
- Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center: 2.5 mi
- International African American Museum: 2.5 mi
- The Marion And Wayland H. Cato Jr. Garden: 2.9 mi
- Mrs. Whaley's Garden: 3.0 mi
- Heyward-Washington House Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Lenhardt Garden: 3.0 mi
- Kathleen K. Lightsey Garden: 3.2 mi
- Grice Beach: 3.1 mi
- Grice Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 3.4 mi
- Cummings Point: 3.9 mi
- Capers Island Boneyard: 11.8 mi
- Dills Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 13.4 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 17.1 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 19.7 mi
- Raven Hill: 21.6 mi
- Dorchester: 19.8 mi
- Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pete the Plastic Pelican. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | NW 325° | 18 m | 19.7 mi |
| Raven Hill | WNW 285° | 5 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:55 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:40 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sullivans IS, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13461613652
Day trips start here
- Charleston · 3 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 3 mi
- Sullivan's Island · 3 mi
- Isle of Palms · 5 mi
- Greater Charleston · 6 mi
- Folly Beach · 9 mi
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