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North Charleston Fire Museum

North Charleston Fire Museum from directly overhead

North Charleston Fire Museum is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Varnadore Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Ashley River Road passes 2.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

fire Museum in North Charleston, South Carolina

Wikidata Q55095966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.87072, -80.01846

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Varnadore Park: 1.2 mi
  • Liberty Hill Park: 1.4 mi
  • Felix Pinckney Community Center: 1.4 mi
  • Minor Crosby Community Center: 1.4 mi
  • Pocket Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • St. Andrew’s Parish Church: 2.9 mi
  • Greater Charleston Naval Base Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Ashley River Region: 3.3 mi
  • Drayton Hall: 3.8 mi
  • The Rev. John G. Drayton: 4.0 mi
Attractions
  • Drayton Hall Plantation: 3.5 mi
  • H. L. Hunley Submarine: 3.6 mi
  • Magnolia Plantation and Gardens: 3.8 mi
  • Magnolia Plantation: 3.8 mi
  • Middleton Plantation: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 43
Museums: 31
Gardens: 17
Beaches: 7
  • Sunrise Park Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Grice Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Grice Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Cummings Point: 12.5 mi
  • Capers Island Boneyard: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Persimmon Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Raven Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Rosom Hill: 16.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Persimmon HillNNW 343°18 m11.4 mi
Rosom HillWNW 289°15 m16.7 mi
Raven HillW 270°5 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5919:32
June solstice06:1319:5620:32
September equinox07:0918:4619:18
December solstice07:2016:4117:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505359667379838177685852
Precip in3.43.03.43.33.36.26.67.06.04.32.73.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charleston Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3969266606

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