Sheldon Church Ruins
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Sheldon Church Ruins is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Honey Hill stands 12 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Yemassee Junction, a artwork 6.1 miles away. Old Sheldon Church Road Scenic Highway passes 1.0 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
The Old Sheldon Church Ruins is a historic site located in northern Beaufort County, South Carolina, approximately 17 miles (30 km) north of Beaufort in the Sheldon area.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7084963, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Old Sheldon Church Road Scenic Highway
- 15.1 mi off the US-21 Scenic Highway
- 16.0 mi off the James Edwin McTeer Bridge & The Causways Scenic Highway
- 16.6 mi off the SC-170 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 24 mi
102 named places within 25 miles
- Moore's Park: 6.6 mi
- Laurel Bay Trail Entrance: 10.2 mi
- Freedom Sound Park: 10.2 mi
- Broomfield Park/Center: 11.5 mi
- Burton Wells Park: 12.6 mi
- Partridge Hill: 11.7 mi
- Honey Hill: 13.0 mi
- Barnwell Hill: 16.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 19.4 mi
- Prevent Knoll: 22.4 mi
- The Kazoo Museum: 13.2 mi
- Santa Elena History Center: 14.1 mi
- Elliott House Museum: 14.4 mi
- Verdier House: 14.4 mi
- Morris Center For Lowcountry Heritage: 15.0 mi
- Tar Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Chechessee Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Bermuda Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Victoria Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Thomas Heyward Jr.: 13.1 mi
- Old Beaufort Firehouse, Reconstruction Era National Historical Park: 14.4 mi
- Naval Hospital Beaufort: 16.9 mi
- United States Marine Corp War Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Colleton County Confederate Monument Walterboro South Carolina: 20.7 mi
- cannon: 14.5 mi
- cannon: 14.5 mi
- Yellow Footprints: 19.4 mi
- We Make Marines sign: 19.5 mi
- Gullah 'n' Geechie Mahn Tours: 20.0 mi
- Burkmeyer Beach: 16.3 mi
- Burckmyers Beach: 16.5 mi
- The Sands: 18.0 mi
- Yemassee Junction: 6.1 mi
- Bistro Ten Garden: 13.0 mi
- ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheldon Church Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Hill | SW 224° | 12 m | 13.0 mi |
| Partridge Hill | SW 216° | 11 m | 11.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WSW 247° | 8 m | 24.3 mi |
| Beech Hill | WSW 247° | 7 m | 24.6 mi |
| Indian Hill | SE 141° | 6 m | 19.4 mi |
| Barnwell Hill | SSW 205° | 5 m | 16.2 mi |
| Prevent Knoll | SW 217° | 4 m | 22.4 mi |
| Calabash Knoll | SW 217° | 4 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:58 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 65 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yemassee 1 N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Bluffton · 27 mi
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