McKissick Museum
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McKissick Museum is a museum in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 94 m. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Desegregation at the University of South Carolina, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
building at University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Dates from 1940.
Wikidata Q123671716, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 94 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of South Carolina
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Desegregation at the University of South Carolina: 0.0 mi
- Gibbes Green: 0.0 mi
- Slavery and the South Carolina College: 0.0 mi
- Site of Original President's House 1807: 0.0 mi
- Rutledge College: 0.1 mi
- Gibbes Green: 0.1 mi
- The Horseshoe: 0.1 mi
- Women's Quadrangle: 0.2 mi
- Davis Field I: 0.2 mi
- Davis Field ll: 0.2 mi
- Phi Beta Kappa: 0.1 mi
- Cocky Mascot Statue: 0.1 mi
- Gamecock Mural: 0.1 mi
- Richard T. Greener Memorial: 0.2 mi
- The Torch Bearer: 0.2 mi
- World War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Anne Frank Center: 0.3 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Family Home & Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Columbia Museum of Art: 0.7 mi
- Hampton-Preston House Museum: 0.8 mi
- 1963 USC Desegregation Commemorative Garden: 0.1 mi
- President's House Garden: 0.1 mi
- Preston Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- South Caroliniana Garden: 0.2 mi
- McMaster Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
- Quinine Hill: 2.8 mi
- Brice Hill: 6.6 mi
- Sand Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Green Hill Mound: 9.9 mi
- Nursery Hill: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Pad #1: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Pad #4: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Pad #2: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Pad #3: 9.2 mi
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 11.6 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Congaree National Park Wilderness: 19.8 mi
- USC Smokestack: 0.1 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 1.5 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.8 mi
- Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McKissick Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Huckabee | WSW 242° | 137 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 188° | 125 m | 9.8 mi |
| Brice Hill | NNW 334° | 119 m | 6.6 mi |
| Quinine Hill | NE 51° | 108 m | 2.8 mi |
| Cooks Mount | E 92° | 107 m | 21.7 mi |
| Haigs Hill | SSE 158° | 97 m | 14.4 mi |
| Nursery Hill | WNW 295° | 87 m | 10.3 mi |
| Dunns Mount | ENE 71° | 87 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:02 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia Univ OF SC, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/329014211
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 1 mi
- Congaree National Park · 20 mi
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