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City Market Marker

City Market Marker from directly overhead

City Market Marker is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Charleston City Market Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway passes 2.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Historic Market Hall and sheds in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.

Wikidata Q5123294, matched on coordinates and name (53 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1939
Material
bronze

What to expect

Operated by
City of Charleston

How to reach it

Coordinates32.78076, -79.93141

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • American Gardens: 0.1 mi
  • Courtenay Square Park: 0.2 mi
  • Gangi Courtyard: 0.2 mi
  • Lawrimore Park: 0.3 mi
  • Washington Square: 0.3 mi
Gardens: 16
Beaches: 6
  • Sunrise Park Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Grice Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Cummings Point: 4.5 mi
  • Capers Island Boneyard: 14.8 mi
  • Kiawah Beachwalker Park: 17.9 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Persimmon Hill: 19.1 mi
  • Raven Hill: 19.2 mi
  • Rosom Hill: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Persimmon HillNNW18 m19.1 mi
Rosom HillWNW15 m23.8 mi
Raven HillWNW5 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5919:32
June solstice06:1319:5520:32
September equinox07:0918:4519:18
December solstice07:1916:4117:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515359667479828178696054
Precip in2.62.63.03.02.64.85.16.15.24.12.32.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dwtn Charleston, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12618614003

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