USS Laffey
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USS Laffey is an attraction in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Grumman F-14 Tomcat, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway passes 1.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
USS Laffey (DD-724) is an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer constructed during World War II, laid down and launched in 1943, and commissioned in February 1944. She was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seaman Bartlett Laffey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his stand against Confederate forces during the Civil War. Laffey earned the nickname "The Ship That Would Not Die" for her exploits during the D-Day invasion and the Battle of Okinawa when she successfully withstood a determined assault by conventional bombers and the most unrelenting kamikaze air attack in history. Today, Laffey is a U.S. National Historic Landmark and is preserved as a museum ship at Patriots Point, outside Charleston, South Carolina.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7871113, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1943
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- 2.6 mi off the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
- 5.1 mi off the Long Point Road Scenic Highway
- 5.5 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Grumman F-14 Tomcat: 0.0 mi
- S-2E Tracker: 0.0 mi
- Douglas A-4C Skyhawk: 0.0 mi
- A-7E Corsair II: 0.0 mi
- F-8K Crusader: 0.0 mi
- Cold War Submarine Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Arthur Ravenel, Jr. / Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge: 0.8 mi
- BG James Estcourt Sawyer / Old Sunken Hull: 0.9 mi
- Vaughn E. Kee: 0.9 mi
- First Responders Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park: 0.9 mi
- Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Liberty Square: 1.0 mi
- Charlotte Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Gadsdenboro Park: 1.1 mi
- East Bay Calhoun Park: 1.3 mi
- Bell Diver: 0.9 mi
- Dock Jumping: 0.9 mi
- Tangled In Enchantment: 0.9 mi
- Kids Going to the Beach: 0.9 mi
- On Behalf of a Greatful Nation: 0.9 mi
- USS Yorktown: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam Experience Exhibit: 0.1 mi
- Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum: 0.2 mi
- Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center: 1.0 mi
- International African American Museum: 1.0 mi
- The Marion And Wayland H. Cato Jr. Garden: 1.5 mi
- Lenhardt Garden: 1.6 mi
- Heyward-Washington House Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Mrs. Whaley's Garden: 1.6 mi
- Kathleen K. Lightsey Garden: 1.7 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 2.5 mi
- Grice Beach: 2.8 mi
- Grice Beach: 2.9 mi
- Cummings Point: 4.1 mi
- Capers Island Boneyard: 13.3 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 19.2 mi
- Raven Hill: 20.3 mi
- Rosom Hill: 24.7 mi
- Dills Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 14.7 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 15.6 mi
- Dorchester: 18.7 mi
- Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of USS Laffey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | NNW 329° | 18 m | 19.2 mi |
| Rosom Hill | WNW 296° | 15 m | 24.7 mi |
| Raven Hill | WNW 286° | 5 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| 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: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dwtn Charleston, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 83002189OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — USS LAFFEY, reference 83002189, listed 04/12/83.
OpenStreetMap element way/166144208
Day trips start here
- Charleston · 1 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 4 mi
- Sullivan's Island · 4 mi
- Greater Charleston · 5 mi
- Isle of Palms · 7 mi
- Folly Beach · 9 mi
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