Harmon Field Marker
Harmon Field Marker is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Harmon Field, a park 0.1 miles away. Riverland Drive Scenic Highway passes 3.3 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Park in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49498069, matched on coordinates and name (93 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1927
- Material
- stone
What to expect
- Operated by
- Harmon Foundation
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
- 3.8 mi off the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- 4.0 mi off the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
- 5.4 mi off the Ashley River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Harmon Field: 0.1 mi
- Septima P. Clark Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Mitchell Playground: 0.3 mi
- Allan Park: 0.4 mi
- Shiloh Park: 0.5 mi
- Septima P. Clark Expressway Marker: 0.2 mi
- Still-Jenkins-Wright House Marker: 0.3 mi
- The Parsonage: 0.3 mi
- Edward "Pat" McKevlin Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Cannon Street Hospital: 0.3 mi
- Baruch Auditorium: 0.7 mi
- Model of the Civil War Submarine, H.L. Hunley: 1.0 mi
- Old Cooper River Bridge Pillar: 1.2 mi
- Preservation Society of Charleston: 1.5 mi
- Charleston City Market: 1.5 mi
- In Remembrance & Love: 0.5 mi
- Many Hands, Light Work: 0.5 mi
- The Citadel Bulldog: 0.7 mi
- Rev. Clementa Pinckney Memorial Mural: 0.8 mi
- Dr Peter Venkman: 0.8 mi
- Macaulay Museum of Dental History: 0.5 mi
- The Citadel Daniel Museum: 0.5 mi
- TiNY Tennis Museum: 0.5 mi
- Louis G. Gregory Bahá'í Museum: 0.8 mi
- Children's Museum of the Lowcountry: 0.9 mi
- Porcher Medicinal Garden: 0.5 mi
- Warren Place Garden: 0.8 mi
- Kathleen K. Lightsey Garden: 1.0 mi
- Stern Student Center Garden: 1.1 mi
- Alicia's Garden: 1.2 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 3.3 mi
- Grice Beach: 4.4 mi
- Cummings Point: 6.0 mi
- Capers Island Boneyard: 15.7 mi
- Kiawah Beachwalker Park: 17.7 mi
- Raven Hill: 17.8 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 17.9 mi
- Rosom Hill: 22.4 mi
- Dills Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 13.0 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 16.7 mi
- Dorchester: 16.6 mi
- Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harmon Field Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | NNW 336° | 18 m | 17.9 mi |
| Rosom Hill | WNW 299° | 15 m | 22.4 mi |
| Raven Hill | WNW 288° | 5 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 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/13503058351
Day trips start here
- Charleston · 1 mi
- Greater Charleston · 5 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 7 mi
- North Charleston · 7 mi
- Sullivan's Island · 7 mi
- Folly Beach · 9 mi
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