Ten-Inch Smooth Bore Columbiad Cannon
Ten-Inch Smooth Bore Columbiad Cannon is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is 10-Inch Columbiad, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway passes 2.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1863-10
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- This cannon and its mate to the left have been identified as two-thirds of Fort Sumter's "Three Gun Battery" of October, 1863.
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
- 3.5 mi off the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- 3.7 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
- 6.9 mi off the Long Point Road Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- White Point Garden: 0.1 mi
- Hazel Parker Playground: 0.4 mi
- Washington Square: 0.5 mi
- Lawrimore Park: 0.5 mi
- Joe Riley Waterfront Park: 0.6 mi
- 10-Inch Columbiad: 0.0 mi
- The Keokuk Gun: 0.0 mi
- The Brooke Rifle: 0.0 mi
- The Fake: 0.0 mi
- 13-Inch Mortar: 0.0 mi
- The Little Dancer: 0.1 mi
- Sol Blatt, Jr. Statue: 0.4 mi
- The Hat Man: 0.5 mi
- Henry Timrod: 0.5 mi
- George Washington Statue: 0.5 mi
- The Williams Mansion: 0.1 mi
- Nathaniel Russell House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Heyward-Washington House: 0.4 mi
- Postal Museum: 0.5 mi
- Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon: 0.5 mi
- Mrs. Whaley's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Heyward-Washington House Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Lenhardt Garden: 0.6 mi
- Alicia's Garden: 0.9 mi
- Stern Student Center Garden: 1.0 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 1.3 mi
- Grice Beach: 2.4 mi
- Cummings Point: 3.9 mi
- Capers Island Boneyard: 14.9 mi
- Kiawah Beachwalker Park: 17.4 mi
- Raven Hill: 19.6 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 19.8 mi
- Rosom Hill: 24.3 mi
- Dills Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 14.4 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 16.5 mi
- Dorchester: 18.6 mi
- Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ten-Inch Smooth Bore Columbiad Cannon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | NNW 334° | 18 m | 19.8 mi |
| Rosom Hill | WNW 300° | 15 m | 24.3 mi |
| Raven Hill | WNW 291° | 5 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:41 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dwtn Charleston, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13153210814
Day trips start here
- Charleston · 1 mi
- Sullivan's Island · 5 mi
- Greater Charleston · 6 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 6 mi
- Folly Beach · 7 mi
- Isle of Palms · 8 mi
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