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Coastal Discovery Museum

Coastal Discovery Museum from directly overhead

Coastal Discovery Museum is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Honey Hill stands 12 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Honey Horn, a park 0.4 miles away. US-278 Scenic Highway passes 0.3 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.21131, -80.74400

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Historic Honey Horn: 0.4 mi
  • Jarvis Creek Park: 0.5 mi
  • Green Shells Park: 1.1 mi
  • Shelter Cove Park: 2.2 mi
  • Chaplin Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 45
  • Shelter Cove Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Hilton Head Island: 4.2 mi
  • Fort Walker Steamgun: 4.2 mi
  • Kitchen Chimney: 6.9 mi
  • Domestic Slave Quarters: 7.0 mi
Museums: 40
  • Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island: 1.1 mi
  • The Sandbox: 4.7 mi
  • Heyward House Historic Center: 7.1 mi
  • Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation: 9.0 mi
  • Parris Island Museum: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Bull Point: 2.1 mi
  • Shell Point: 2.1 mi
  • Pirate’s Island Adventure Golf: 2.5 mi
  • Legendary Golf: 3.0 mi
  • Fort Walker Steamgun: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 11
  • Pollinator Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Heritage Farms: 5.4 mi
  • Hospital Courtyard: 8.0 mi
  • Bistro Ten Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Plant Demonstration: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 11
Peaks: 10
  • Barnwell Hill: 16.1 mi
  • Indian Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Laurel Knoll: 18.1 mi
  • Buzzard Knoll: 18.4 mi
  • Calabash Knoll: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Honey HillNNW 329°12 m21.8 mi
Partridge HillNNW 334°11 m20.8 mi
Indian HillNE 38°6 m16.6 mi
Barnwell HillNNW 326°5 m16.1 mi
Laurel KnollWNW 302°4 m18.1 mi
Buzzard KnollWNW 302°4 m18.4 mi
Calabash KnollWNW 303°4 m18.6 mi
Prevent KnollWNW 303°4 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0319:35
June solstice06:1819:5720:33
September equinox07:1218:4919:21
December solstice07:2116:4617:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515460677580838278706053

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaufort Wwtp, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/981872700

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