Benedict College
Benedict College is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Benedict College Historic District, a park 0.1 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historically black, liberal arts college located in Columbia, South Carolina.
Dates from 1870.
Wikidata Q4887262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Matilda A. Evans House: 0.1 mi
- Carver Theatre: 0.1 mi
- Charters of Freedom: 0.2 mi
- Columbia Hospital "Negro Unit": 0.3 mi
- Fair-Rutherford House: 0.4 mi
- Benedict College Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Benedict College Community Park: 0.3 mi
- Waverly Historic District: 0.4 mi
- Drew Park: 0.4 mi
- St. Anna's Park: 0.6 mi
- Other Side of the Tunnel: 0.7 mi
- Tunnelvision: 0.7 mi
- Dum Spiro Spero: 0.8 mi
- Waterlines: 0.9 mi
- Never Bust: 0.9 mi
- Columbia Fire Department Museum: 0.3 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Family Home & Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Hampton-Preston House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Mann-Simons Site: 0.7 mi
- Anne Frank Center: 0.9 mi
- Robert Mills House and Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Seibels Garden: 0.5 mi
- DeBruhl-Marshall Gardens: 0.7 mi
- McMaster Sculpture Garden: 0.7 mi
- Quinine Hill: 2.1 mi
- Brice Hill: 5.9 mi
- Nursery Hill: 10.3 mi
- Green Hill Mound: 10.7 mi
- Sand Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 11.6 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Congaree National Park Wilderness: 20.2 mi
- USC Smokestack: 1.1 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 2.4 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 3.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 17.0 mi
- Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benedict College. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Huckabee | WSW 239° | 137 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 189° | 125 m | 10.8 mi |
| Brice Hill | NNW 328° | 119 m | 5.9 mi |
| Quinine Hill | ENE 66° | 108 m | 2.1 mi |
| Cooks Mount | E 94° | 107 m | 21.5 mi |
| Haigs Hill | SSE 161° | 97 m | 15.2 mi |
| Nursery Hill | WNW 289° | 87 m | 10.3 mi |
| Dunns Mount | ENE 74° | 87 m | 21.2 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12507453241
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 2 mi
- Congaree National Park · 21 mi
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