The Irresistible Ones
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 1963 USC Desegregation Commemorative Garden Plaque: 0.0 mi
- McCord House: 0.0 mi
- Desegregation at the University of South Carolina: 0.1 mi
- DeSaussure College: 0.1 mi
- Slavery and the South Carolina College: 0.1 mi
- 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
- Phi Beta Kappa: 0.1 mi
- Cocky Mascot Statue: 0.2 mi
- Gamecock Mural: 0.2 mi
- The Torch Bearer: 0.2 mi
- Wade Hampton: 0.3 mi
- McKissick Museum: 0.1 mi
- World War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Anne Frank Center: 0.3 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Family Home & Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Columbia Museum of Art: 0.6 mi
- 1963 USC Desegregation Commemorative Garden: 0.0 mi
- President's House Garden: 0.1 mi
- South Caroliniana Garden: 0.2 mi
- Preston Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- McMaster Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- Quinine Hill: 2.8 mi
- Brice Hill: 6.6 mi
- Sand Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Green Hill Mound: 9.9 mi
- Nursery Hill: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Pad #1: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Pad #4: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Pad #2: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Pad #3: 9.2 mi
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 11.6 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 15.1 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: 11.1 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 11.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Huckabee | WSW 242° | 137 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 188° | 125 m | 9.9 mi |
| Brice Hill | NNW 334° | 119 m | 6.6 mi |
| Quinine Hill | NE 52° | 108 m | 2.8 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 72° | 87 m | 21.8 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 way/1208316974
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 1 mi
- Congaree National Park · 20 mi
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