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Battery Capron

Battery Capron from directly overhead

Battery Capron is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is J. Marshall Stith Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway passes 3.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Historical manmade hill/bunker. Largest terrain feature in area by far. Locally known as Mount Sullivan.

How to reach it

Coordinates32.76268, -79.83967

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • 6.4-Inch (100-Pounder) Parrott: 2.1 mi
  • 8-inch (200 Pounder) Parrott: 2.1 mi
  • 10-Inch Mortar, Model 1819: 2.1 mi
  • 8-Inch Columbiad: 2.2 mi
  • 15-Inch Rodman: 2.2 mi
Gardens: 17
Beaches: 7
  • Cummings Point: 2.5 mi
  • Grice Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Grice Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Sunrise Park Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Capers Island Boneyard: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Persimmon Hill: 23.0 mi
  • Raven Hill: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Persimmon HillNW 323°18 m23.0 mi
Raven HillWNW 288°5 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5919:31
June solstice06:1319:5520:31
September equinox07:0818:4519:18
December solstice07:1916:4017:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485056647379828177685851
Precip in3.83.33.53.63.35.46.06.75.53.93.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sullivans IS, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8636437116

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