Gaud School Playground
Gaud School Playground is a park in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is James Island County Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Riverland Drive Scenic Highway passes 2.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 7 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
- 2.8 mi off the Bohicket Road Scenic Highway
- 3.3 mi off the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
- 7.5 mi off the Ashley River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- James Island County Park: 2.2 mi
- High Ropes Course: 2.6 mi
- Thomas Johnson Park: 3.7 mi
- Stonefield Community Common Ground Park: 3.9 mi
- Dock Street Park: 4.1 mi
- Angel Oak: 3.4 mi
- Charleston Yacht Tours: 5.4 mi
- Baruch Auditorium: 6.4 mi
- World War I Howitzer: 6.4 mi
- French Cannon: 6.4 mi
- Folly Boat: 3.8 mi
- Mosquito Beach: 4.2 mi
- Sofa Super Store Fire Memorial: 5.0 mi
- T. Allen Legare Jr. Bridge Memorial: 5.7 mi
- The Boulevard: 6.1 mi
- Coburg Cow: 5.0 mi
- Many Hands, Light Work: 6.4 mi
- The Little Dancer: 6.5 mi
- The Citadel Bulldog: 6.7 mi
- Sol Blatt, Jr. Statue: 6.7 mi
- McLeod Plantation Historic Site: 4.3 mi
- Macaulay Museum of Dental History: 6.5 mi
- The Williams Mansion: 6.6 mi
- Nathaniel Russell House Museum: 6.6 mi
- The Citadel Daniel Museum: 6.7 mi
- Porcher Medicinal Garden: 6.4 mi
- Alicia's Garden: 6.7 mi
- Stern Student Center Garden: 6.7 mi
- Mrs. Whaley's Garden: 6.8 mi
- Heyward-Washington House Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 6.7 mi
- Grice Beach: 7.7 mi
- Grice Beach: 7.8 mi
- Cummings Point: 8.9 mi
- Kiawah Beachwalker Park: 11.1 mi
- Raven Hill: 16.8 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 21.9 mi
- Rosom Hill: 22.3 mi
- The Mound: 22.9 mi
- Dills Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Leveston Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 10.2 mi
- ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge: 21.8 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 23.1 mi
- Dorchester: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gaud School Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | N 352° | 18 m | 21.9 mi |
| Rosom Hill | NW 316° | 15 m | 22.3 mi |
| Raven Hill | NW 310° | 5 m | 16.8 mi |
| The Mound | SW 229° | 1 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:41 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dwtn Charleston, 7 mi away.
- Great Egret9 obs
- Snowy Egret7 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant6 obs
- Northern Mockingbird5 obs
- Tricolored Heron4 obs
- Green Anole4 obs
- Common Box Turtle4 obs
- Atlantic Blue Crab4 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/357084073
Day trips start here
- Folly Beach · 6 mi
- Charleston · 7 mi
- Kiawah Island · 8 mi
- Greater Charleston · 11 mi
- Sullivan's Island · 11 mi
- North Charleston · 12 mi
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