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Columbia Museum of Art

Columbia Museum of Art, a museum in South Carolina
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Columbia Museum of Art is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Little Mountain stands 243 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Canal Dime Savings Bank/Bouie v. City of Columbia (1964), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Columbia Museum of Art is an art museum in the American city of Columbia, South Carolina.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1950.

Wikidata Q2383136, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.00578, -81.03598

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Canal Dime Savings Bank/Bouie v. City of Columbia (1964): 0.0 mi
  • Taylor Street: 0.1 mi
  • Efird's Department Store: 0.1 mi
  • Lever Building: 0.1 mi
  • St. Peter's Church and Ursuline Convent: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Finlay Park: 0.3 mi
  • State House Park: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Columbia Historic District I: 0.5 mi
  • The Horseshoe: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Never Bust: 0.0 mi
  • Waterlines: 0.1 mi
  • Milagros for Columbia: 0.1 mi
  • Hope for Columbia: 0.1 mi
  • The Pursuit of Opportunity: Celebrating African American Business: 0.1 mi
Museums: 18
Gardens: 17
Peaks: 15
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Pad #1: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Pad #4: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Pad #2: 9.3 mi
  • Picnic Pad #3: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Kayaker's Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little MountainWNW 300°243 m25.0 mi
Mount HuckabeeWSW 239°137 m13.7 mi
Sand MountainS 185°125 m10.2 mi
Brice HillNNW 337°119 m6.0 mi
Quinine HillENE 64°108 m3.0 mi
Cooks MountE 93°107 m22.2 mi
Haigs HillSSE 157°97 m15.0 mi
Nursery HillWNW 294°87 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:36
June solstice06:1420:0220:39
September equinox07:1318:5019:23
December solstice07:2616:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677581848277675750
Precip in3.83.54.12.93.65.45.25.04.23.33.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia Univ OF SC, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12456828132

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