International African American Museum
International African American Museum is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The UNESCO Routes of Enslaved Peoples, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway passes 2.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The International African American Museum (IAAM) is a museum of African-American history in Charleston, South Carolina, located at a former shipping wharf where approximately 40% of the nation's enslaved persons disembarked. The museum opened in 2023 after 20 years of planning. All leaders and staff were furloughed in 2026.
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Dates from 2002.
Wikidata Q28408256, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 15 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- 2.9 mi off the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
- 4.6 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
- 5.9 mi off the Long Point Road Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- The UNESCO Routes of Enslaved Peoples: 0.1 mi
- Philip Simmons: 0.1 mi
- Gadsden's Wharf: 0.1 mi
- Septima Poinsette Clark 1898-1987 Educator & Civil Rights Activist: 0.1 mi
- Septima Poinsette Clark 1898-1987: 0.1 mi
- Gadsdenboro Park: 0.1 mi
- Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Liberty Square: 0.1 mi
- East Bay Calhoun Park: 0.2 mi
- Charlotte Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Susie Jackson Freedom Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
- Model of the Civil War Submarine, H.L. Hunley: 0.6 mi
- Charleston City Market: 0.6 mi
- North Echo Rock: 0.7 mi
- Pineapple Fountain: 0.7 mi
- Central Echo Rock: 0.8 mi
- Ascension: 0.1 mi
- Shaw Community Garden Center: 0.6 mi
- King of the Creek: 0.6 mi
- Shrimp, Fish, Oysters: Healthy, Fresh, Local.: 0.6 mi
- East Village Commons South: 0.6 mi
- Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center: 0.1 mi
- The Aiken-Rhett House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Joseph Manigault House: 0.5 mi
- The Museum at Market Hall: 0.6 mi
- The Best Friend Train Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Marion And Wayland H. Cato Jr. Garden: 0.4 mi
- Kathleen K. Lightsey Garden: 0.7 mi
- Lenhardt Garden: 0.8 mi
- Warren Place Garden: 0.8 mi
- Stern Student Center Garden: 0.8 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 2.5 mi
- Grice Beach: 3.2 mi
- Grice Beach: 3.3 mi
- Cummings Point: 4.7 mi
- Capers Island Boneyard: 14.3 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 18.7 mi
- Raven Hill: 19.3 mi
- Rosom Hill: 23.8 mi
- Dills Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 14.6 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 15.6 mi
- Dorchester: 17.9 mi
- Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of International African American Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | NNW 332° | 18 m | 18.7 mi |
| Rosom Hill | WNW 297° | 15 m | 23.8 mi |
| Raven Hill | WNW 287° | 5 m | 19.3 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Charleston · 1 mi
- Greater Charleston · 5 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 5 mi
- Sullivan's Island · 5 mi
- Isle of Palms · 8 mi
- Folly Beach · 9 mi
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