"The Kings Highway"
"The Kings Highway" is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is General William Moultrie, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway passes 1.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- The Kings Highway Route traveled by George Washington on his southern tour 1791 Erected by Rebecca Motte Chapter Daughters Of the American Revolution Charleston, S.C. George Washington Bicentennial 1732 — 1932
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- 3.0 mi off the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
- 3.8 mi off the Long Point Road Scenic Highway
- 7.2 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- General William Moultrie: 0.1 mi
- Mount Pleasant Academy: 0.9 mi
- Center Street Wastewater Treatment Plant: 1.1 mi
- One Hand Sanders / Prince's Ferry: 1.4 mi
- Scanlonville: 1.6 mi
- Jasper Green Park: 0.1 mi
- Mount Pleasant Historic District: 0.4 mi
- Shem Creek Park: 0.6 mi
- Shem Creek Park: 0.6 mi
- Creekside Park: 1.0 mi
- Spotted Crab: 0.2 mi
- Pete the Plastic Pelican: 0.6 mi
- Pelican on Parade: 1.8 mi
- Top Gun: 1.9 mi
- On Behalf of a Greatful Nation: 1.9 mi
- Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum: 1.8 mi
- Vietnam Experience Exhibit: 1.8 mi
- USS Yorktown: 2.0 mi
- Fort Sumter History Museum: 2.7 mi
- Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center: 3.0 mi
- Mrs. Whaley's Garden: 3.4 mi
- Heyward-Washington House Gardens: 3.4 mi
- The Marion And Wayland H. Cato Jr. Garden: 3.4 mi
- Lenhardt Garden: 3.5 mi
- Kathleen K. Lightsey Garden: 3.7 mi
- Grice Beach: 3.1 mi
- Grice Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 3.5 mi
- Cummings Point: 3.6 mi
- Capers Island Boneyard: 11.4 mi
- Dills Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 13.1 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 17.6 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 20.2 mi
- Raven Hill: 22.2 mi
- Dorchester: 20.3 mi
- Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of "The Kings Highway". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | NW 325° | 18 m | 20.2 mi |
| Raven Hill | WNW 285° | 5 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:55 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:40 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sullivans IS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13702626040
Day trips start here
- Charleston · 3 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 3 mi
- Sullivan's Island · 3 mi
- Isle of Palms · 5 mi
- Greater Charleston · 7 mi
- Folly Beach · 9 mi
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