Ghost town · South Carolina
Alston
Alston is a ghost town in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Little Mountain stands 243 m to the southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Capers Chapel Sanctuary Garden, a garden 2.6 miles away. 198 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
former settlement in South Carolina, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates34.24361, -81.31667
198 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 59
- Old Lebanon Presbyterian Church: 12.8 mi
- Pine Grove Rosenwald School: 16.7 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Newberry Doughboy WWI Memorial: 17.5 mi
Parks: 56
- Reunion Park: 6.6 mi
- Crooked Creek Park: 7.2 mi
- Melvin Park: 7.7 mi
- Irmo Soccer Association: 9.0 mi
- Woodmen of the World Park: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 35
- Elephant Statue: 21.4 mi
- Right Turn on White: 22.6 mi
- Milagros for Columbia: 22.9 mi
- "The Spirit of the American Doughboy ": 22.9 mi
- Waterlines: 22.9 mi
Museums: 18
- South Carolina Railroad Museum: 15.0 mi
- The Newberry Museum: 17.4 mi
- NFT Museum: 17.5 mi
- Lexington County Museum: 18.2 mi
- Blythewood Historical Society: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 17
- Capers Chapel Sanctuary Garden: 2.6 mi
- Wells Japanese Garden: 17.5 mi
- Riverbanks Botanical Garden: 21.1 mi
- NOMA Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Seibels Garden: 22.8 mi
Peaks: 5
- Little Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Nursery Hill: 14.5 mi
- Brice Hill: 17.5 mi
- Mount Huckabee: 23.9 mi
- Quinine Hill: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sandy Beach: 14.5 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- USC Smokestack: 23.7 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 13.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Jew's Harp Spring: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain | SW 235° | 243 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Huckabee | S 170° | 137 m | 23.9 mi |
| Brice Hill | SE 129° | 119 m | 17.5 mi |
| Quinine Hill | SE 129° | 108 m | 24.1 mi |
| Nursery Hill | SSE 150° | 87 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:42 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little MTN, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 23 mi
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