South Carolina State University Planetarium
South Carolina State University Planetarium is a museum in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 75 m. Haigs Hill stands 97 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Orangeburg Massacre Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
The story
public university in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Dates from 1896.
Wikidata Q7566644, matched on coordinates and name (261 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 75 m
What to expect
How to reach it
38 named places within 25 miles
- Amelia Street Historic District: 0.7 mi
- Ellis Avenue Historic District: 0.8 mi
- Orangeburg Historic District: 0.9 mi
- Nix Stilton Road Community Park: 1.0 mi
- Memorial Plaza: 1.1 mi
- Red Hill: 19.7 mi
- Old Dead River Cattle Mount: 19.8 mi
- Big Lake Cattle Mount: 19.9 mi
- Bradys Cattle Mount: 20.1 mi
- Cooners Cattle Mount: 21.0 mi
- Serenity Garden: 1.5 mi
- Sensory Garden: 1.5 mi
- Edisto Memorial Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Gressette Children's Garden: 12.1 mi
- Cannon: 15.8 mi
- Southern X2245: 17.3 mi
- Southern x476: 24.8 mi
- Orangeburg Massacre Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monument: 0.9 mi
- Calhoun County Museum: 11.9 mi
- Elloree Heritage Museum and Cultural Center: 16.0 mi
- Congaree National Park Wilderness: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Carolina State University Planetarium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haigs Hill | NNW 347° | 97 m | 21.7 mi |
| Quartemans Hill | SW 222° | 69 m | 21.3 mi |
| Red Hill | N 352° | 36 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bradys Cattle Mount | N 4° | 30 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cooners Cattle Mount | N 10° | 29 m | 21.0 mi |
| Big Lake Cattle Mount | N 11° | 28 m | 19.9 mi |
| Old Dead River Cattle Mount | NNE 14° | 27 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:42 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orangeburg 2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367807825
Day trips start here
- Congaree National Park · 20 mi
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