Congaree Creek Earthworks
Congaree Creek Earthworks is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cayce Riverwalk, a park 0.5 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
1865 battle of the American Civil War
Wikidata Q4870782, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cayce Riverwalk: 0.5 mi
- Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Jones Park: 1.9 mi
- Sunnyside Park: 2.1 mi
- Bray Park: 2.3 mi
- Bell Tower: 1.3 mi
- Battle of Congaree Creek: 1.5 mi
- Olympia Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- "Columbiad" Cannon: 2.3 mi
- Congaree Fort: 2.4 mi
- Gamecocks Statue: 2.5 mi
- George Rogers Statue: 2.5 mi
- Crawfish on Guitar: 3.8 mi
- A'ja Wilson Statue, "Shoot for the Stars": 3.8 mi
- Beta Gamma Sigma: 3.8 mi
- Olympia Mill Village Museum: 2.8 mi
- Cayce Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
- EdVenture: 4.1 mi
- World War Memorial: 4.2 mi
- McKissick Museum: 4.2 mi
- The RICH Program Garden of Peace: 3.3 mi
- Carolina Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Anne's Garden: 4.0 mi
- Preston Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- President's House Garden: 4.1 mi
- Sand Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Green Hill Mound: 6.3 mi
- Quinine Hill: 6.5 mi
- Brice Hill: 10.4 mi
- Haigs Hill: 10.9 mi
- Picnic Pad #1: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Pad #4: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Pad #2: 12.6 mi
- Picnic Pad #3: 12.6 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 13.5 mi
- Congaree National Park Wilderness: 17.5 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 2.8 mi
- USC Smokestack: 4.1 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 5.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 17.5 mi
- Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Bookman: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Congaree Creek Earthworks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Huckabee | WSW 258° | 137 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 189° | 125 m | 5.6 mi |
| Brice Hill | NNW 347° | 119 m | 10.4 mi |
| Quinine Hill | NNE 25° | 108 m | 6.5 mi |
| Cooks Mount | E 81° | 107 m | 22.5 mi |
| Haigs Hill | SSE 148° | 97 m | 10.9 mi |
| Nursery Hill | NW 314° | 87 m | 12.3 mi |
| Dunns Mount | ENE 62° | 87 m | 23.9 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–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia Owens Dwtn AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element node/10608999967
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 4 mi
- Congaree National Park · 18 mi
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