Fort Sumter Today
Fort Sumter Today is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Sumter 1861-65, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway passes 1.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fort in Charleston, South Carolina.
Dates from 1811.
Wikidata Q737517, matched on coordinates and name (39 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
- 4.0 mi off the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- 6.0 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
- 6.4 mi off the Long Point Road Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Sumter: 0.0 mi
- Fort Moultrie: 1.1 mi
- Pitt Street Bridge Park: 1.5 mi
- May Forest State Park: 1.8 mi
- United States Coast Guard Historic District: 1.9 mi
- 42-Pounder, Banded and Rifled: 0.0 mi
- 15-Inch Rodman: 0.0 mi
- 8-Inch Columbiad: 0.0 mi
- 10-Inch Mortar, Model 1819: 0.0 mi
- 8-inch (200 Pounder) Parrott: 0.0 mi
- Fort Sumter 1861-65: 0.0 mi
- Battery Huger: 0.0 mi
- Charleston Besieged: 0.0 mi
- Fort Johnson: 0.0 mi
- The Garrison Defending Fort Sumter: 0.0 mi
- Spotted Crab: 2.7 mi
- Pete the Plastic Pelican: 2.9 mi
- Lilly: 3.5 mi
- The Little Dancer: 3.5 mi
- The Hat Man: 3.6 mi
- Fort Sumter History Museum: 0.0 mi
- Vietnam Experience Exhibit: 3.1 mi
- Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum: 3.2 mi
- USS Yorktown: 3.3 mi
- Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon: 3.5 mi
- Mrs. Whaley's Garden: 3.5 mi
- Heyward-Washington House Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Lenhardt Garden: 3.8 mi
- The Marion And Wayland H. Cato Jr. Garden: 4.1 mi
- Alicia's Garden: 4.1 mi
- Cummings Point: 1.0 mi
- Grice Beach: 1.1 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 2.4 mi
- Capers Island Boneyard: 12.7 mi
- Kiawah Beachwalker Park: 19.0 mi
- Dills Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 15.1 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 17.7 mi
- Dorchester: 21.8 mi
- Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site: 23.8 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 22.4 mi
- Raven Hill: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Sumter Today. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | NNW 329° | 18 m | 22.4 mi |
| Raven Hill | WNW 291° | 5 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| 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 | 16:40 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sullivans IS, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12544233005
Day trips start here
- Sullivan's Island · 2 mi
- Charleston · 4 mi
- Isle of Palms · 5 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 5 mi
- Folly Beach · 7 mi
- Greater Charleston · 9 mi
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