Thirteen-Inch Mortar
Thirteen-Inch Mortar 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 13-Inch Mortar, 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
- 1901
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- This mortar and its three mates were first used by Federal troops for the bombardment of Fort Sumter in October, 1863. They may well form the world's largest collection of this type weapon.
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
- 3.5 mi off the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- 3.6 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
- 6.9 mi off the Long Point Road Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- 13-Inch Mortar: 0.0 mi
- 13-Inch Mortar: 0.0 mi
- 13-Inch Mortar: 0.0 mi
- The Fake: 0.0 mi
- The Brooke Rifle: 0.0 mi
- Thirteen-Inch Mortar: 0.0 mi
- William Gilmore Simms Monument: 0.0 mi
- Thirteen-Inch Mortar Marker: 0.0 mi
- Seven-Inch Banded Brooks Rifle Marker: 0.0 mi
- To The Defenders of Fort Moultrie: 0.0 mi
- White Point Garden: 0.0 mi
- Hazel Parker Playground: 0.4 mi
- Washington Square: 0.5 mi
- Lawrimore Park: 0.5 mi
- Joe Riley Waterfront Park: 0.6 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
- South Carolina Historical Society Museum: 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: 0.8 mi
- Stern Student Center Garden: 1.0 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 1.3 mi
- Grice Beach: 2.4 mi
- Grice Beach: 2.5 mi
- Cummings Point: 4.0 mi
- Capers Island Boneyard: 15.0 mi
- Raven Hill: 19.5 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 19.8 mi
- Rosom Hill: 24.3 mi
- Dills Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 14.4 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 16.6 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 Thirteen-Inch Mortar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | NNW 335° | 18 m | 19.8 mi |
| Rosom Hill | WNW 300° | 15 m | 24.3 mi |
| Raven Hill | WNW 291° | 5 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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/13156034855
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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