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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 Marshall Park, a park 0.3 miles 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

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
  • Earlewood Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • 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
  • South Carolina Memorial Gardens: 0.8 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
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 MountainWNW243 m23.6 mi
Mount HuckabeeSW137 m13.2 mi
Sand MountainS125 m10.9 mi
Brice HillNNW119 m4.9 mi
Quinine HillE108 m3.9 mi
Cooks MountE107 m23.4 mi
Haigs HillSSE97 m16.2 mi
Nursery HillWNW87 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 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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12507381142

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