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Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center

Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center from directly overhead

Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center is a nature reserve in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Pleasant Hill stands 13 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Yawkey-South Island Reserve, a park 3.1 miles away. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.25024, -79.26757

104 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
Attractions: 22
  • Santee Coastal Reserve: 10.3 mi
  • The Golf Center: 18.0 mi
  • Viewing Platform: 21.0 mi
  • Alligator Bender: 21.0 mi
  • Rosen Carolina Terrace: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 13
Beaches: 9
  • Cape San Roman Beach: 5.7 mi
  • North Island Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Prince George Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Pawleys Island Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Litchfield Beach: 17.1 mi
Museums: 9
Gardens: 5
  • Bellefield Victory Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Brookgreen Gardens: 20.9 mi
  • Caroline's Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Palmetto Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Poetry Garden: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Cedar Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Public Picnic Area: 20.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant HillW 267°13 m14.6 mi
Cedar HillW 263°6 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:29
June solstice06:0919:5420:30
September equinox07:0618:4319:15
December solstice07:1716:3617:14

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367805111

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