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General Robert E. Lee Memorial Tree

General Robert E. Lee Memorial Tree from directly overhead

General Robert E. Lee Memorial Tree is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is City of Columbia Bicentennial Time Capsule, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

This tree is a living memorial to Gen. Robert E. Lee.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.00048, -81.03191

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • State House Park: 0.1 mi
  • The Horseshoe: 0.2 mi
  • Gibbes Green: 0.4 mi
  • Davis Field ll: 0.4 mi
  • Davis Field I: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 38
Museums: 19
Peaks: 14
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Kayaker's Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 11.2 mi
  • Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of General Robert E. Lee Memorial Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HuckabeeWSW137 m13.7 mi
Sand MountainS125 m9.9 mi
Brice HillNNW119 m6.4 mi
Quinine HillNE108 m3.0 mi
Cooks MountE107 m22.0 mi
Haigs HillSSE97 m14.6 mi
Nursery HillWNW87 m10.0 mi
Dunns MountENE87 m22.0 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 solstice07:2616:4117:20

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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4802562629

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