Givhans Ferry State Park
Givhans Ferry State Park is a nature reserve in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the east, 17 miles off. Ashley River Road passes 13 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Ashley River Road, National
- 27.4 mi off the Edisto Island National Scenic Byway, National
- 27.5 mi off the Bohicket Road Scenic Highway
- 28.5 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Givhans Ferry State Park: 0.7 mi
- Hummingbird Park: 8.6 mi
- Helix Park: 8.6 mi
- Foundation Park: 8.6 mi
- Archer Park: 8.7 mi
- Ancestral Feline Memorial Garden: 9.8 mi
- Saint George Church Ruins: 13.2 mi
- Pon-Pon Chapel of Ease: 16.9 mi
- Broom Hall Plantation: 18.1 mi
- Colleton County Confederate Monument Walterboro South Carolina: 19.2 mi
- World's Largest Sweet Tea: 11.6 mi
- Sheep Island: 12.0 mi
- Middleton Place: 16.6 mi
- Middleton Plantation: 17.1 mi
- Magnolia Plantation: 20.0 mi
- Art Mobile: 11.6 mi
- Annie Mae: 19.2 mi
- Ra Coffee Goose: 19.7 mi
- JOHN McCANTS VERTERANS PARK: 19.8 mi
- Middleton Gardens: 16.6 mi
- Azalea garden: 20.0 mi
- Maze: 20.1 mi
- Conservatory: 20.2 mi
- Harts Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Leveston Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Rosom Hill: 7.7 mi
- Raven Hill: 13.5 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 17.3 mi
- Summerville-Dorchester Museum: 11.7 mi
- Colleton Museum: 18.8 mi
- North Charleston Fire Museum: 23.6 mi
- Audubon Beidler Forest Sanctuary: 12.9 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 20.6 mi
- Dorchester: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Givhans Ferry State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | E 91° | 18 m | 17.3 mi |
| Rosom Hill | SE 141° | 15 m | 7.7 mi |
| Raven Hill | SE 146° | 5 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 19:58 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:42 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summerville 4W, 8 mi away.
- Green Anole13 obs
- sarsaparilla vine13 obs
- Little Brown Jugs13 obs
- Dwarf Palmetto11 obs
- Christmas fern8 obs
- Squirrel Tree Frog8 obs
- netted chain fern7 obs
- crane-fly orchid7 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/37783051
Day trips start here
- North Charleston · 23 mi
- Greater Charleston · 27 mi
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