Cypress Gardens
Cypress Gardens is a park in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Nelson Hill stands 25 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site, a ghost town 3.3 miles away. Ashley River Road passes 15 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2 m
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Ashley River Road, National
- 15.4 mi off the Long Point Road Scenic Highway
- 16.5 mi off the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- 19.7 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bushy Park: 4.1 mi
- Dogwood Park: 5.1 mi
- John McCants Veterans Park: 5.1 mi
- Felkel Field Sports Complex: 5.2 mi
- Menriv Park: 5.3 mi
- Doge: 4.2 mi
- Sheep Island: 12.9 mi
- H. L. Hunley Submarine: 13.2 mi
- World's Largest Sweet Tea: 13.3 mi
- Magnolia Plantation: 13.9 mi
- Broom Hall Plantation: 7.4 mi
- Biggin Church: 11.4 mi
- Greater Charleston Naval Base Memorial: 12.5 mi
- The Rev. John G. Drayton: 14.5 mi
- Saint George Church Ruins: 14.5 mi
- JOHN McCANTS VERTERANS PARK: 5.1 mi
- Annie Mae: 6.0 mi
- Ra Coffee Goose: 6.5 mi
- Welcome to Park Circle: 11.6 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 12.4 mi
- Keith Museum: 9.9 mi
- Berkeley Museum: 10.2 mi
- North Charleston Fire Museum: 12.9 mi
- Summerville-Dorchester Museum: 13.2 mi
- Charleston Apple Museum: 16.6 mi
- Newbrook Garden: 9.8 mi
- Whipper Barony Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Whipper Barony Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Daniel Island Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Azalea garden: 14.1 mi
- White Point Beach: 18.6 mi
- Capers Island Boneyard: 20.0 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 20.4 mi
- Grice Beach: 20.8 mi
- Grice Beach: 20.8 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 7.5 mi
- Raven Hill: 21.0 mi
- Rosom Hill: 21.0 mi
- Nelson Hill: 23.4 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 16.6 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 22.4 mi
- Givhans Ferry State Park: 24.7 mi
- Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site: 3.3 mi
- Dorchester: 14.5 mi
- Dills Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cypress Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Hill | NNW 331° | 25 m | 23.4 mi |
| Persimmon Hill | W 260° | 18 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rosom Hill | WSW 251° | 15 m | 21.0 mi |
| Raven Hill | SW 235° | 5 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:40 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charleston Intl AP, 12 mi away.
- American Alligator71 obs
- Green Anole67 obs
- Wood Duck52 obs
- Pond Slider43 obs
- Golden Silk Spider27 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk23 obs
- Osprey23 obs
- American white waterlily22 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/357093964
Day trips start here
- North Charleston · 12 mi
- Greater Charleston · 13 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 17 mi
- Charleston · 18 mi
- Isle of Palms · 20 mi
- Sullivan's Island · 21 mi
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