Ghost town · South Carolina
Bookman
Bookman is a ghost town in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Little Mountain stands 243 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenwood Ct Park, a park 2.1 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
former settlement in South Carolina, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates34.16306, -81.15306
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kenwood Ct Park: 2.1 mi
- Harbison State Forest: 4.6 mi
- Irmo Community Park: 5.1 mi
- Ballentine Park: 5.6 mi
- Irmo Soccer Association: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Pine Grove Rosenwald School: 7.1 mi
- Zion Chapel Baptist Church No. 1: 8.6 mi
- Benjamin Mack House: 9.8 mi
- Broad River: 10.6 mi
- Monteith School: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 38
- Elephant Statue: 11.6 mi
- Right Turn on White: 12.4 mi
- Milagros for Columbia: 12.7 mi
- Dum Spiro Spero: 12.7 mi
- Waterlines: 12.7 mi
Museums: 19
- Blythewood Historical Society: 10.9 mi
- Mann-Simons Site: 12.5 mi
- Hampton-Preston House Museum: 12.7 mi
- Columbia Fire Department Museum: 12.7 mi
- Columbia Museum of Art: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 17
- Riverbanks Botanical Garden: 11.4 mi
- Capers Chapel Sanctuary Garden: 11.5 mi
- NOMA Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Seibels Garden: 12.5 mi
- DeBruhl-Marshall Gardens: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 7
- Brice Hill: 6.9 mi
- Nursery Hill: 7.3 mi
- Quinine Hill: 13.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 15.0 mi
- Mount Huckabee: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 7.5 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Lake Wateree State Park: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Kayaker's Beach: 11.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 2
- USC Smokestack: 13.5 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Alston: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bookman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain | W 276° | 243 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Huckabee | SSW 196° | 137 m | 18.6 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SSE 165° | 125 m | 21.8 mi |
| Brice Hill | SE 141° | 119 m | 6.9 mi |
| Quinine Hill | SE 135° | 108 m | 13.4 mi |
| Nursery Hill | SSW 197° | 87 m | 7.3 mi |
| Green Hill Mound | SSE 154° | 36 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:03 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Creek 2E, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 13 mi
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