Sumter County Museum
Sumter County Museum is a museum in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 52 m. Spring Hill stands 149 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
The story
city in and county seat of Sumter County, South Carolina, United States
Dates from 1845.
Wikidata Q1010203, matched on coordinates and name (308 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 52 m
What to expect
How to reach it
42 named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Jenkins Center: 0.6 mi
- Riley Field: 0.8 mi
- Birnie Center: 0.9 mi
- Crosswell Drive Park: 1.0 mi
- Spring Hill: 16.1 mi
- Cooks Mount: 18.0 mi
- Dunns Mount: 22.0 mi
- Paint Hill: 25.0 mi
- Clarendon County Museum & History Center: 17.6 mi
- Turbeville History Center: 18.8 mi
- South Carolina Cotton Museum: 21.3 mi
- Lee County Veterans Museum: 21.3 mi
- Founders Cove: 1.9 mi
- Historic Rail Road Depot: 21.2 mi
- Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sumter County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | NNW 342° | 149 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cooks Mount | WNW 285° | 107 m | 18.0 mi |
| Dunns Mount | WNW 304° | 87 m | 22.0 mi |
| Paint Hill | NNW 330° | 83 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 19:59 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:39 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sumter, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367807784
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- Congaree National Park · 27 mi
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