First Shot of the War of Secession
First Shot of the War of Secession is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Fort Johnson, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- 1861 - 1961 At half past four on the morning of April 12, 1861, from a mortar near this spot on Fort Johnson, the first shot of the War of Secession was fired...
How to reach it
- On the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
- 4.0 mi off the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- 4.8 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
- 6.9 mi off the Long Point Road Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of Fort Johnson: 0.0 mi
- Sally Port: 1.3 mi
- Powder Magazine: 1.3 mi
- Casemates and Cannon: 1.3 mi
- Gorge Wall: 1.3 mi
- May Forest State Park: 0.5 mi
- Demetre Park: 1.1 mi
- Harborview / Fort Johnson Park: 1.3 mi
- Fort Sumter: 1.3 mi
- White Point Garden: 2.3 mi
- 42-Pounder, Banded and Rifled: 1.3 mi
- 15-Inch Rodman: 1.3 mi
- 8-Inch Columbiad: 1.3 mi
- 10-Inch Mortar, Model 1819: 1.3 mi
- 8-inch (200 Pounder) Parrott: 1.4 mi
- The Little Dancer: 2.3 mi
- Lilly: 2.5 mi
- The Hat Man: 2.5 mi
- Sol Blatt, Jr. Statue: 2.6 mi
- Henry Timrod: 2.6 mi
- Fort Sumter History Museum: 1.3 mi
- The Williams Mansion: 2.3 mi
- Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon: 2.4 mi
- Heyward-Washington House: 2.5 mi
- Nathaniel Russell House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Mrs. Whaley's Garden: 2.4 mi
- Heyward-Washington House Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Lenhardt Garden: 2.7 mi
- Alicia's Garden: 3.0 mi
- The Marion And Wayland H. Cato Jr. Garden: 3.1 mi
- Grice Beach: 0.2 mi
- Grice Beach: 0.3 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 1.1 mi
- Cummings Point: 1.7 mi
- Capers Island Boneyard: 13.9 mi
- Dills Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 16.0 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 16.4 mi
- Dorchester: 20.8 mi
- Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site: 23.7 mi
- Raven Hill: 21.7 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Shot of the War of Secession. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | NNW 332° | 18 m | 21.8 mi |
| Raven Hill | WNW 293° | 5 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:55 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:41 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dwtn Charleston, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7002885431
Day trips start here
- Charleston · 3 mi
- Sullivan's Island · 4 mi
- Folly Beach · 6 mi
- Isle of Palms · 6 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 6 mi
- Greater Charleston · 8 mi
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