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The Irresistible Ones

The Irresistible Ones from directly overhead

The Irresistible Ones is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is 1963 USC Desegregation Commemorative Garden Plaque, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2013
Material
stone
Inscription
ROBERT ANDERSON HENRIE MONTEITH JAMES SOLOMAN They arrive knocking at Osborne's great garnet door. They want to study mathematics, join the debate team, and sing in the choir. They are three in a sea of six thousand. With each step they pole-vault shards

How to reach it

Coordinates33.99970, -81.02764

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Horseshoe: 0.1 mi
  • Gibbes Green: 0.1 mi
  • Women's Quadrangle: 0.2 mi
  • Davis Field I: 0.2 mi
  • Davis Field ll: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 38
Museums: 19
Peaks: 14
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Pad #1: 9.1 mi
  • Picnic Pad #4: 9.1 mi
  • Picnic Pad #2: 9.1 mi
  • Picnic Pad #3: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Kayaker's Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Irresistible Ones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HuckabeeWSW 242°137 m13.9 mi
Sand MountainS 188°125 m9.9 mi
Brice HillNNW 334°119 m6.6 mi
Quinine HillNE 52°108 m2.8 mi
Cooks MountE 92°107 m21.8 mi
Haigs HillSSE 158°97 m14.4 mi
Nursery HillWNW 295°87 m10.3 mi
Dunns MountENE 72°87 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:36
June solstice06:1420:0220:39
September equinox07:1318:5019:22
December solstice07:2616:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677581848277675750
Precip in3.83.54.12.93.65.45.25.04.23.33.03.9

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1208316974

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