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Veteran's Memorial

Veteran's Memorial from directly overhead

Veteran's Memorial is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Sandy Island stands 18 m to the west, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Fuller Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
With their courage and honor, America's veterans assurred that the bells of freedom shall continue to ring throughout this great land.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.60715, -78.97435

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fuller Park: 0.0 mi
  • Surfside Dog Park: 0.1 mi
  • Fuller Park: 0.1 mi
  • T.J. "Bill" Harrison Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • W.O. "Bill" Martin Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
  • Adventure Falls Golf: 0.7 mi
  • Harbor Light Batting Range: 0.7 mi
  • Garden City Pavilion Arcade: 2.5 mi
  • Jack Axe Throwing: 3.2 mi
  • Trust Thy Barber: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 35
  • Surfside Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Ocean Lakes Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Lakewood Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Pirateland Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Long Bay Beach: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Surfer Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Warbird Park: 4.6 mi
  • Warbird Park: 4.6 mi
  • Lost at Sea Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Justin W. Plyler Boardwalk Park: 8.1 mi
Museums: 13
  • Franklin G. Burroughs - Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum and Education Center: 8.2 mi
  • Campbell Center for American Sculpture: 8.8 mi
  • Childrens Museum of South Carolina: 9.0 mi
  • Brown Sculpture Court: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Valor Memorial Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Heather Elvis Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Poetry Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Palmetto Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Caroline's Garden: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Air Force Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Sandy Island: 8.3 mi
  • High Hill: 14.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Peter Horry Wildlife Preserve: 21.5 mi
  • Ingram Dunes Nature Preserve: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Public Picnic Area: 9.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandy IslandW 262°18 m8.3 mi
High HillWNW 290°12 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:28
June solstice06:0719:5320:30
September equinox07:0518:4119:14
December solstice07:1716:3417:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474955637177807974665649
Precip in3.73.44.13.53.84.96.06.17.15.13.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookgreen Gardens, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4409738709

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