"Commissioners' Oak"
"Commissioners' Oak" is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Beta Gamma Sigma, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- In April 1786 Alexander Gillon, Henry Pendleton, Richard Winn, Richard Hampton, and Thomas Taylor, Commissioners appointed to lay out Columbia, are said to have met under an oak which grew near here.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Torch Bearer Plaque: 0.1 mi
- College Street: 0.1 mi
- Blossom Street: 0.2 mi
- Site of Parade Ground: 0.2 mi
- U.S.C. During Reconstruction Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Davis Field ll: 0.1 mi
- Davis Field I: 0.2 mi
- The Horseshoe: 0.3 mi
- Green Quadrangle: 0.3 mi
- East Quadrangle: 0.4 mi
- Beta Gamma Sigma: 0.1 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.1 mi
- The Torch Bearer: 0.1 mi
- AIDS Awareness Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Richard T. Greener Memorial: 0.2 mi
- World War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- McKissick Museum: 0.4 mi
- Anne Frank Center: 0.6 mi
- Columbia Museum of Art: 0.8 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Family Home & Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Preston Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Anne's Garden: 0.2 mi
- South Caroliniana Garden: 0.2 mi
- President's House Garden: 0.2 mi
- Carolina Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Quinine Hill: 3.2 mi
- Brice Hill: 6.8 mi
- Sand Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Green Hill Mound: 9.7 mi
- Nursery Hill: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Pad #1: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Pad #4: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Pad #2: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Pad #3: 9.6 mi
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 11.5 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Congaree National Park Wilderness: 19.7 mi
- USC Smokestack: 0.3 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 1.3 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 2.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.6 mi
- Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of "Commissioners' Oak". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Huckabee | WSW 242° | 137 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 187° | 125 m | 9.5 mi |
| Brice Hill | NNW 337° | 119 m | 6.8 mi |
| Quinine Hill | NE 50° | 108 m | 3.2 mi |
| Cooks Mount | E 91° | 107 m | 22.0 mi |
| Haigs Hill | SSE 157° | 97 m | 14.2 mi |
| Nursery Hill | WNW 297° | 87 m | 10.2 mi |
| Dunns Mount | ENE 71° | 87 m | 22.1 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11848559551
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 1 mi
- Congaree National Park · 20 mi
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