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Hobcaw Barony

Hobcaw Barony from directly overhead

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

Coordinates33.36407, -79.22706

132 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
Attractions: 25
  • 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
Beaches: 13
  • 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
Artworks: 13
Museums: 9
Gardens: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
Peaks: 4
  • Sandy Island: 16.8 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 17.8 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 19.0 mi
  • High Hill: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandy IslandNNE 22°18 m16.8 mi
Pleasant HillWSW 243°13 m19.0 mi
High HillN 2°12 m21.9 mi
Cedar HillWSW 238°6 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:29
June solstice06:0919:5420:30
September equinox07:0618:4319:15
December solstice07:1816:3617:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485056647278828176675750
Precip in3.63.53.63.43.45.47.16.96.55.03.13.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown CO AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13404454274

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