Hobcaw Barony
Hobcaw Barony is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Sandy Island stands 18 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hobcaw Barony Nature Center, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- marble
- Inscription
- In 1718 the Lords Proprietors granted 12,000 acres on Hobcaw Point, the southern portion of Waccamaw Neck, to John, Lord Carteret. The barony was subdivided beginning in 1766, creating several large rice plantations which flourished until the Civil War. I
How to reach it
132 named places within 25 miles
- East Bay Park - Sports Fields: 3.0 mi
- Morgan Park: 3.0 mi
- Morgan Park - Beach: 3.1 mi
- Georgetown Historic District: 3.2 mi
- Lafayette Park: 3.2 mi
- The Golf Center: 10.3 mi
- Viewing Platform: 13.0 mi
- Rosen Carolina Terrace: 13.1 mi
- Alligator Bender: 13.1 mi
- Gretchen's Garden: 13.1 mi
- Prince George Beach: 5.2 mi
- North Island Beach: 6.3 mi
- Pawleys Island Beach: 7.2 mi
- Litchfield Beach: 9.6 mi
- Litchfield Beach: 9.7 mi
- Pegasus: 13.0 mi
- Fountain of the Muses: 13.0 mi
- Samson and the Lion: 13.1 mi
- The Visionaries: 13.1 mi
- Dionysus: 13.1 mi
- Rice Museum: 3.2 mi
- Georgetown County Museum: 3.2 mi
- Harold Kaminski House Museum: 3.5 mi
- Offner Sculpture Center: 13.0 mi
- Rainey Sculpture Pavilion: 13.1 mi
- Bellefield Victory Garden: 1.5 mi
- Brookgreen Gardens: 12.9 mi
- Caroline's Garden: 13.0 mi
- Palmetto Garden: 13.1 mi
- Poetry Garden: 13.1 mi
- Hobcaw Barony Nature Center: 0.1 mi
- Lost at Sea Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Surfer Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 22.2 mi
- Sandy Island: 16.8 mi
- Cedar Hill: 17.8 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 19.0 mi
- High Hill: 21.9 mi
- Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center: 8.2 mi
- Public Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hobcaw Barony. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Island | NNE 22° | 18 m | 16.8 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | WSW 243° | 13 m | 19.0 mi |
| High Hill | N 2° | 12 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cedar Hill | WSW 238° | 6 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:36 | 17:14 |
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 | 72 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown CO AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13404454274
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