Jonathan Maxcy Monument
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Jonathan Maxcy Monument is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Horseshoe, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
monument at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Dates from 1827.
Wikidata Q136536950, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1827
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Horseshoe: 0.0 mi
- Gibbes Green: 0.1 mi
- Davis Field I: 0.1 mi
- Davis Field ll: 0.2 mi
- Women's Quadrangle: 0.2 mi
- President's House: 0.0 mi
- Maximilian LaBorde: 0.0 mi
- McCutchen House: 0.0 mi
- Slave Quarters: 0.0 mi
- Site where James Dickey Wrote Deliverance: 0.0 mi
- Phi Beta Kappa: 0.1 mi
- Gamecock Mural: 0.1 mi
- The Torch Bearer: 0.1 mi
- Cocky Mascot Statue: 0.1 mi
- Richard T. Greener Memorial: 0.2 mi
- McKissick Museum: 0.1 mi
- World War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Anne Frank Center: 0.4 mi
- Columbia Museum of Art: 0.7 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Family Home & Gardens: 0.7 mi
- President's House Garden: 0.0 mi
- Preston Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- South Caroliniana Garden: 0.1 mi
- 1963 USC Desegregation Commemorative Garden: 0.1 mi
- McMaster Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
- Quinine Hill: 2.9 mi
- Brice Hill: 6.6 mi
- Sand Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Green Hill Mound: 9.8 mi
- Nursery Hill: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Pad #1: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Pad #4: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Pad #2: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Pad #3: 9.3 mi
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 11.6 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Congaree National Park Wilderness: 19.8 mi
- USC Smokestack: 0.1 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 1.5 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 3.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.8 mi
- Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jonathan Maxcy Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Huckabee | WSW 242° | 137 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 188° | 125 m | 9.8 mi |
| Brice Hill | NNW 335° | 119 m | 6.6 mi |
| Quinine Hill | NE 51° | 108 m | 2.9 mi |
| Cooks Mount | E 92° | 107 m | 21.8 mi |
| Haigs Hill | SSE 158° | 97 m | 14.4 mi |
| Nursery Hill | WNW 295° | 87 m | 10.3 mi |
| Dunns Mount | ENE 71° | 87 m | 21.9 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 | 19:22 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4993320679
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 1 mi
- Congaree National Park · 20 mi
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