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Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island from directly overhead

Hilton Head Island is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Honey Hill stands 12 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Compass, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. US-278 Scenic Highway runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1969-11-06
Material
bronze
Inscription
This marker has been erected as a lasting tribute to the men who envisioned Hilton Head Island as a place where man could commume with nature
Getting there

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Coordinates32.15276, -80.75998

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Compass Rose Park: 0.0 mi
  • Sail Around the Sculpture Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lowcountry Celebration Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hilton Head Baseball Association: 1.4 mi
  • Cross Island Boat Landing: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 45
  • Kitchen Chimney: 3.5 mi
  • Shelter Cove Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Domestic Slave Quarters: 3.5 mi
  • Plantation House: 3.6 mi
  • Fort Walker Steamgun: 7.5 mi
Museums: 41
  • The Sandbox: 0.7 mi
  • Coastal Discovery Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island: 5.2 mi
  • Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation: 6.2 mi
  • Bloody Point Lighthouse: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 35
  • Legendary Golf: 1.5 mi
  • Pirate’s Island Adventure Golf: 2.4 mi
  • Liberty Oak Tree: 3.2 mi
  • Shell Point: 5.5 mi
  • Bull Point: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 12
  • Heritage Farms: 1.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Hospital Courtyard: 8.1 mi
  • Plant Demonstration: 18.5 mi
  • Victory Heights Community Garden: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Bradley Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Mitchelville Beach: 7.6 mi
  • North Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Savannah River Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Mid Beach: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Barnwell Hill: 19.2 mi
  • Laurel Knoll: 19.8 mi
  • Buzzard Knoll: 20.2 mi
  • Calabash Knoll: 20.4 mi
  • Indian Hill: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Georgia Visitor Information Center: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hilton Head Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Honey HillNNW 336°12 m25.0 mi
Partridge HillNNW 340°11 m24.1 mi
Indian HillNNE 33°6 m20.5 mi
Barnwell HillNNW 335°5 m19.2 mi
Laurel KnollNW 313°4 m19.8 mi
Buzzard KnollNW 313°4 m20.2 mi
Calabash KnollNW 314°4 m20.4 mi
Sassafras HillNW 311°4 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0319:35
June solstice06:1819:5720:33
September equinox07:1218:4919:21
December solstice07:2116:4617:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515460677580838278706053

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaufort Wwtp, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11418408852

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