Alston House
Alston House is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wesley Methodist Church, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
House in Columbia, South Carolina.
Dates from 1872.
Wikidata Q4735864, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Wesley Methodist Church: 0.0 mi
- Fair-Rutherford House: 0.2 mi
- Harden Street: 0.2 mi
- Cain-Matthews-Tompkins House: 0.3 mi
- "Chesnut Cottage": 0.3 mi
- Gibbes Green: 0.4 mi
- Waverly Historic District: 0.5 mi
- The Fountain at Five Points: 0.5 mi
- The Horseshoe: 0.5 mi
- Women's Quadrangle: 0.5 mi
- Other Side of the Tunnel: 0.5 mi
- Phi Beta Kappa: 0.5 mi
- Cocky Mascot Statue: 0.5 mi
- Tunnelvision: 0.5 mi
- James F. Byrnes: 0.5 mi
- Anne Frank Center: 0.3 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Family Home & Gardens: 0.3 mi
- McKissick Museum: 0.4 mi
- Columbia Fire Department Museum: 0.5 mi
- Hampton-Preston House Museum: 0.5 mi
- McMaster Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- The Finlay Gardens: 0.3 mi
- 1963 USC Desegregation Commemorative Garden: 0.4 mi
- Robert Mills House and Gardens: 0.5 mi
- President's House Garden: 0.6 mi
- Quinine Hill: 2.4 mi
- Brice Hill: 6.4 mi
- Green Hill Mound: 10.2 mi
- Sand Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Nursery Hill: 10.4 mi
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 11.7 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Congaree National Park Wilderness: 19.9 mi
- USC Smokestack: 0.5 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 1.8 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 3.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 17.0 mi
- Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alston House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Huckabee | WSW 241° | 137 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 189° | 125 m | 10.2 mi |
| Brice Hill | NNW 331° | 119 m | 6.4 mi |
| Quinine Hill | NE 55° | 108 m | 2.4 mi |
| Cooks Mount | E 93° | 107 m | 21.5 mi |
| Haigs Hill | SSE 160° | 97 m | 14.7 mi |
| Nursery Hill | WNW 292° | 87 m | 10.4 mi |
| Dunns Mount | ENE 72° | 87 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:02 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:41 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia Univ OF SC, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12507453238
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 1 mi
- Congaree National Park · 21 mi
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