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Sand Bar Ferry Bluff

Sand Bar Ferry Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Sand Bar Ferry Bluff is a cliff in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 37 m. Burks Mountain stands 142 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Augusta Affordable Housing, a park 1.7 miles away. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
37 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.43903, -81.91178

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Augusta Affordable Housing: 1.7 mi
  • Augusta Riverwalk: 2.9 mi
  • Richmond County Land Authority: 3.0 mi
  • May Park: 3.2 mi
  • Courthouse Square and Old Government House: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 22
Artworks: 14
Museums: 10
Gardens: 8
  • Japanese pocket garden: 4.2 mi
  • Boardman Family Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Village Fruit and Vegetable Garden: 5.3 mi
  • The Terrace: 7.6 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 6
Peaks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
Nature reserves: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burks MountainNW 305°142 m21.6 mi
Poverty HillNW 326°130 m10.4 mi
Carey HillNW 325°120 m19.7 mi
Rhodes MoundSSE 168°34 m12.5 mi
Whites MoundS 177°33 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:40
June solstice06:1920:0520:41
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:2916:4617:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838276665649
Precip in3.83.74.12.93.14.84.54.63.62.62.73.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta Bush FLD AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357114525

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