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Rice Museum

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Rice Museum is a museum in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Sandy Island stands 18 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lafayette Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.36545, -79.28237

128 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Lafayette Park: 0.0 mi
  • Lafeyette Park: 0.0 mi
  • Francis Marion Park: 0.1 mi
  • Francis Marion Park: 0.1 mi
  • Historical Cannons Park: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 25
  • The Golf Center: 12.6 mi
  • Viewing Platform: 15.0 mi
  • Rosen Carolina Terrace: 15.0 mi
  • Alligator Bender: 15.0 mi
  • Gretchen's Garden: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 13
Beaches: 10
  • Prince George Beach: 8.2 mi
  • North Island Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Pawleys Island Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Litchfield Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Cape San Roman Beach: 12.1 mi
Museums: 8
Gardens: 5
  • Bellefield Victory Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Brookgreen Gardens: 14.9 mi
  • Caroline's Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Palmetto Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Poetry Garden: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Cedar Hill: 15.3 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 16.2 mi
  • Sandy Island: 18.2 mi
  • High Hill: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Public Picnic Area: 15.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandy IslandNNE 31°18 m18.2 mi
Pleasant HillWSW 238°13 m16.2 mi
High HillN 10°12 m22.2 mi
Cedar HillSW 231°6 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:29
June solstice06:0919:5420:31
September equinox07:0618:4319:15
December solstice07:1816:3617:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485056647278828176675750
Precip in3.63.53.63.43.45.47.16.96.55.03.13.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown CO AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367807791

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