J. Marion Sims
J. Marion Sims is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway: 0.0 mi
- Assembly Street: 0.0 mi
- South Carolina Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Here Stood The State House: 0.1 mi
- Palmetto Regiment: 0.1 mi
- State House Park: 0.1 mi
- The Horseshoe: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Davis Field ll: 0.5 mi
- Davis Field I: 0.5 mi
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman: 0.1 mi
- The Architecture of Strength: 0.1 mi
- George Washington: 0.1 mi
- Agriculture: 0.1 mi
- Strom Thurmond: 0.1 mi
- World War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Columbia Museum of Art: 0.4 mi
- McKissick Museum: 0.5 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Family Home & Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Anne Frank Center: 0.7 mi
- Anne's Garden: 0.3 mi
- South Caroliniana Garden: 0.3 mi
- 1963 USC Desegregation Commemorative Garden: 0.4 mi
- Preston Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- President's House Garden: 0.4 mi
- Quinine Hill: 3.1 mi
- Brice Hill: 6.3 mi
- Nursery Hill: 9.9 mi
- Sand Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Green Hill Mound: 10.1 mi
- Picnic Pad #1: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Pad #4: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Pad #2: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Pad #3: 9.5 mi
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 11.2 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Congaree National Park Wilderness: 20.2 mi
- USC Smokestack: 0.4 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 1.7 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 2.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.4 mi
- Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of J. Marion Sims. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Huckabee | WSW 241° | 137 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 186° | 125 m | 9.9 mi |
| Brice Hill | NNW 337° | 119 m | 6.3 mi |
| Quinine Hill | ENE 58° | 108 m | 3.1 mi |
| Cooks Mount | E 92° | 107 m | 22.2 mi |
| Haigs Hill | SSE 157° | 97 m | 14.7 mi |
| Nursery Hill | WNW 295° | 87 m | 9.9 mi |
| Dunns Mount | ENE 72° | 87 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:02 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3113478173
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 1 mi
- Congaree National Park · 21 mi
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