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Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865

Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 from directly overhead

Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Little Mountain stands 243 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Unknown Confederate Dead Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates34.01645, -81.05569

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Unknown Confederate Dead Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Benjamin Franklin Randolph Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Randolph Cemetery: 0.5 mi
  • State Fairgrounds: 0.7 mi
  • Site of the Surrender of Columbia, SC: 0.7 mi
Parks
  • Marshall Park: 0.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
  • Elmwood/Roy Lynch Park: 0.7 mi
  • Columbia Historic District I: 0.9 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Elephant Statue: 1.0 mi
  • Right Turn on White: 1.0 mi
  • "The Spirit of the American Doughboy ": 1.3 mi
  • Milagros for Columbia: 1.3 mi
  • Waterlines: 1.3 mi
Museums: 19
Gardens: 17
Peaks: 15
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Pad #1: 9.7 mi
  • Picnic Pad #4: 9.8 mi
  • Picnic Pad #2: 9.8 mi
  • Picnic Pad #3: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Kayaker's Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 12.4 mi
  • Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 12.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little MountainWNW 300°243 m23.6 mi
Mount HuckabeeSW 234°137 m13.2 mi
Sand MountainS 179°125 m10.9 mi
Brice HillNNW 345°119 m4.9 mi
Quinine HillE 82°108 m3.9 mi
Cooks MountE 95°107 m23.4 mi
Haigs HillSSE 154°97 m16.2 mi
Nursery HillWNW 292°87 m8.4 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 5080 °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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12507381142

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