Benedict College Historic District
Benedict College Historic District is a park in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 90 m. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Benedict College, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 90 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Benedict College: 0.1 mi
- Matilda A. Evans House: 0.2 mi
- Carver Theatre: 0.2 mi
- Charters of Freedom: 0.2 mi
- Columbia Hospital "Negro Unit": 0.3 mi
- Benedict College Community Park: 0.2 mi
- Waverly Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Drew Park: 0.5 mi
- St. Anna's Park: 0.5 mi
- Page Ellington Park: 0.7 mi
- Other Side of the Tunnel: 0.7 mi
- Tunnelvision: 0.8 mi
- Dum Spiro Spero: 0.9 mi
- Waterlines: 1.0 mi
- Never Bust: 1.0 mi
- Columbia Fire Department Museum: 0.4 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Family Home & Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Hampton-Preston House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Mann-Simons Site: 0.8 mi
- Anne Frank Center: 0.9 mi
- Robert Mills House and Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Seibels Garden: 0.6 mi
- McMaster Sculpture Garden: 0.8 mi
- DeBruhl-Marshall Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Quinine Hill: 2.0 mi
- Brice Hill: 6.0 mi
- Nursery Hill: 10.3 mi
- Green Hill Mound: 10.7 mi
- Sand Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Pad #1: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Pad #4: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Pad #2: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Pad #3: 8.3 mi
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 11.7 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Congaree National Park Wilderness: 20.2 mi
- USC Smokestack: 1.1 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 2.4 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 3.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 17.1 mi
- Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benedict College Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Huckabee | WSW 239° | 137 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 190° | 125 m | 10.8 mi |
| Brice Hill | NNW 327° | 119 m | 6.0 mi |
| Quinine Hill | ENE 66° | 108 m | 2.0 mi |
| Cooks Mount | E 94° | 107 m | 21.4 mi |
| Haigs Hill | SSE 161° | 97 m | 15.1 mi |
| Nursery Hill | WNW 289° | 87 m | 10.3 mi |
| Dunns Mount | ENE 74° | 87 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:02 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:41 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia Univ OF SC, 2 mi away.
- Green Anole161 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle119 obs
- American Robin115 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel97 obs
- Western Honey Bee83 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk73 obs
- Common Pill Woodlouse71 obs
- Gulf Fritillary70 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 node/357118660
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 2 mi
- Congaree National Park · 21 mi
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