Cocky's Cockaboose
Cocky's Cockaboose is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Olympia Mill Village Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Olympia Mill School: 0.1 mi
- Friday's Ferry: 0.4 mi
- State Fairgrounds: 0.4 mi
- Olympia Cemetery: 0.5 mi
- Beth Shalom Cemetery: 0.8 mi
- Olympia Park: 0.4 mi
- Pacific Park: 0.7 mi
- Gamecock Park: 0.7 mi
- Granby Park: 0.8 mi
- Green Quadrangle: 0.9 mi
- Gamecocks Statue: 0.6 mi
- George Rogers Statue: 0.6 mi
- Beta Gamma Sigma: 1.1 mi
- Eternal Flame: 1.1 mi
- A'ja Wilson Statue, "Shoot for the Stars": 1.2 mi
- Olympia Mill Village Museum: 0.1 mi
- World War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- McKissick Museum: 1.4 mi
- Anne Frank Center: 1.6 mi
- EdVenture: 1.7 mi
- The RICH Program Garden of Peace: 0.7 mi
- Carolina Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Anne's Garden: 1.3 mi
- Preston Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- President's House Garden: 1.3 mi
- Quinine Hill: 4.0 mi
- Brice Hill: 7.9 mi
- Sand Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Green Hill Mound: 8.6 mi
- Nursery Hill: 10.9 mi
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 12.1 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Congaree National Park Wilderness: 18.9 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 0.5 mi
- USC Smokestack: 1.3 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 3.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.9 mi
- Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cocky's Cockaboose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Huckabee | WSW 247° | 137 m | 13.1 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 189° | 125 m | 8.4 mi |
| Brice Hill | NNW 340° | 119 m | 7.9 mi |
| Quinine Hill | NE 37° | 108 m | 4.0 mi |
| Cooks Mount | E 88° | 107 m | 21.9 mi |
| Haigs Hill | SSE 155° | 97 m | 13.1 mi |
| Nursery Hill | WNW 302° | 87 m | 10.9 mi |
| Dunns Mount | ENE 68° | 87 m | 22.5 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 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Columbia · 2 mi
- Congaree National Park · 20 mi
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