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Benjamin Franklin Randolph Monument

Benjamin Franklin Randolph Monument from directly overhead

Benjamin Franklin Randolph Monument is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Little Mountain stands 243 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Randolph Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.00910, -81.05442

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Randolph Cemetery: 0.1 mi
  • Howard School Site: 0.4 mi
  • Irish Canal Worker Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Unknown Confederate Dead Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Riverfront Park: 0.4 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 0.5 mi
  • The Esplanade at CanalSide: 0.5 mi
  • Columbia Historic District I: 0.6 mi
  • Elmwood/Roy Lynch Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Right Turn on White: 0.8 mi
  • "The Spirit of the American Doughboy ": 0.8 mi
  • Elephant Statue: 1.0 mi
  • Milagros for Columbia: 1.0 mi
  • Waterlines: 1.1 mi
Museums: 19
Gardens: 17
  • NOMA Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • DeBruhl-Marshall Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Seibels Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Anne's Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 15
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Pad #1: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Pad #4: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Pad #2: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Pad #3: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Kayaker's Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 11.9 mi
  • Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little MountainWNW 301°243 m23.9 mi
Mount HuckabeeSW 236°137 m13.0 mi
Sand MountainS 179°125 m10.4 mi
Brice HillNNW 346°119 m5.4 mi
Quinine HillENE 74°108 m3.9 mi
Cooks MountE 93°107 m23.3 mi
Haigs HillSSE 154°97 m15.7 mi
Nursery HillWNW 295°87 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:36
June solstice06:1420:0220:39
September equinox07:1318:5019:23
December solstice07:2716:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677581848277675750
Precip in3.83.54.12.93.65.45.25.04.23.33.03.9

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.

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