Wheels of Yesteryear

Wheels of Yesteryear is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Sandy Island stands 18 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Southgate community common area, a park 0.8 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Automotive museum in Carolina Forest, South Carolina
Dates from 2009-09-30.
Wikidata Q112195602, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Southgate community common area: 0.8 mi
- Forestbrook Park: 1.8 mi
- Clear Pond Amenity Center Playground: 3.6 mi
- Harbour Towne HOA Park: 3.6 mi
- Grandview Apartments Amenity Center Playground: 3.6 mi
- Helicopter Adventures: 3.9 mi
- Junior Racer: 4.1 mi
- Kidz Track: 4.1 mi
- Kiddie Speedway: 4.1 mi
- Family Track: 4.1 mi
- Myrtle Beach: 5.9 mi
- Withers Swash: 5.9 mi
- Pebble Beach: 6.6 mi
- Deephead Swash: 6.9 mi
- State Park Beach: 6.9 mi
- Justin W. Plyler Boardwalk Park: 5.8 mi
- Warbird Park: 6.0 mi
- Warbird Park: 6.0 mi
- Franklin Carroll Taylor, Jr.: 7.3 mi
- Riverfront Park Entrance: 7.9 mi
- Chauncey Statue: 4.8 mi
- Labyrinth: 17.5 mi
- Heron, Grouse and Loon: 17.5 mi
- Time and the Fates of Man: 17.6 mi
- Gazelle Fountain: 17.6 mi
- Valor Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
- Heather Elvis Memorial Garden: 6.4 mi
- Riverfront Gazebo: 7.6 mi
- Laurel Street Downtown Garden: 7.9 mi
- City Hall Pocket Garden: 8.1 mi
- Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum and Education Center: 5.2 mi
- Childrens Museum of South Carolina: 5.6 mi
- Franklin G. Burroughs - Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum: 6.4 mi
- Horry County Museum: 8.6 mi
- North Myrtle Beach Area Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Ransoms Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Savannah Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Bear Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Star Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Air Force Hill: 5.4 mi
- Sandy Island: 14.3 mi
- High Hill: 15.6 mi
- Peter Horry Wildlife Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Ingram Dunes Nature Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Heritage Shores Nature Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Public Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wheels of Yesteryear. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Island | SW 221° | 18 m | 14.3 mi |
| High Hill | WSW 253° | 12 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
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 | 45 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Myrtle Beach, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/43572193
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