Huger Recreation Area
Huger Recreation Area is a park in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Nelson Hill stands 25 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site, a ghost town 7.7 miles away. Long Point Road Scenic Highway passes 20 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Long Point Road Scenic Highway
- 21.5 mi off the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- 24.2 mi off the Ashley River Road, National
- 26.8 mi off the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Cypress Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Old Santee Canal Park: 10.3 mi
- Moncks Corner Rec Field: 11.8 mi
- Bushy Park: 12.1 mi
- Menriv Park: 13.9 mi
- Biggin Church: 10.5 mi
- Laurel Hill School: 14.7 mi
- Broom Hall Plantation: 17.2 mi
- Old Fort: 19.5 mi
- Greater Charleston Naval Base Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Doge: 14.1 mi
- Smokehouse: 19.1 mi
- Cotton Gin: 19.1 mi
- Wagon Rides: 19.1 mi
- Antique Tractor Shed: 19.1 mi
- JOHN McCANTS VERTERANS PARK: 14.9 mi
- Annie Mae: 15.8 mi
- Ra Coffee Goose: 16.4 mi
- Winnowing Hands: 18.8 mi
- Welcome to Park Circle: 19.9 mi
- Berkeley Museum: 10.2 mi
- Keith Museum: 14.4 mi
- The Village Museum: 20.8 mi
- North Charleston Fire Museum: 21.8 mi
- Summerville-Dorchester Museum: 22.4 mi
- Newbrook Garden: 15.2 mi
- Daniel Island Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Whipper Barony Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Whipper Barony Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Azalea garden: 23.7 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 17.0 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 18.4 mi
- Cedar Hill: 19.8 mi
- Nelson Hill: 24.1 mi
- White Point Beach: 16.5 mi
- Capers Island Boneyard: 20.5 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 22.3 mi
- Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site: 7.7 mi
- Dorchester: 24.4 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Huger Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Hill | NW 307° | 25 m | 24.1 mi |
| Persimmon Hill | WSW 245° | 18 m | 17.0 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | ENE 66° | 13 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cedar Hill | ENE 71° | 6 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:39 | 17:17 |
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 | 49 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moncks Corner 4 N, 13 mi away.
- American beech12 obs
- Green Anole10 obs
- Christmas fern9 obs
- Beechdrops9 obs
- American tuliptree7 obs
- Dwarf Palmetto7 obs
- Golden Club6 obs
- Atamasco Lily6 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/357101210
Day trips start here
- Greater Charleston · 21 mi
- North Charleston · 21 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 22 mi
- Isle of Palms · 24 mi
- Charleston · 25 mi
- Sullivan's Island · 26 mi
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