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Huntington Beach State Park

Huntington Beach State Park from directly overhead

Huntington Beach State Park is a park in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Sandy Island stands 18 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Huntington Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.51909, -79.05638

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Morse Landing Park: 1.4 mi
  • Murrells Inlet Historic District: 2.2 mi
  • Wachesaw Park: 3.1 mi
  • The Park at The Bays: 4.1 mi
  • Stables Park: 5.2 mi
Attractions
  • Deer Savannah: 1.8 mi
  • Wild Turkeys: 1.8 mi
  • Birds of Prey Aviaries: 1.8 mi
  • Fox: 1.9 mi
  • Cypress Swamp Aviary: 1.9 mi
Beaches: 27
  • Huntington Beach: 0.9 mi
  • North Litchfield Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Garden City Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Litchfield Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Litchfield Beach: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Lost at Sea Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Surfer Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 7.7 mi
  • Warbird Park: 12.3 mi
  • Warbird Park: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 14
Museums: 12
  • Campbell Center for American Sculpture: 1.9 mi
  • Rainey Sculpture Pavilion: 2.3 mi
  • Brown Sculpture Court: 2.4 mi
  • Offner Sculpture Center: 2.4 mi
  • Franklin G. Burroughs - Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Palmetto Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Poetry Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Caroline's Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Brookgreen Gardens: 2.6 mi
  • Heather Elvis Memorial Garden: 12.1 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Sandy Island: 6.0 mi
  • Air Force Hill: 12.2 mi
  • High Hill: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Public Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Huntington Beach State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandy IslandNW 324°18 m6.0 mi
High HillNW 321°12 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:28
June solstice06:0719:5320:30
September equinox07:0518:4219:15
December solstice07:1716:3517:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474955637177807974665649
Precip in3.73.44.13.53.84.96.06.17.15.13.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookgreen Gardens, 2 mi away.

  • American Alligator732 obs
  • Great Egret549 obs
  • Anhinga504 obs
  • Snowy Egret475 obs
  • Tricolored Heron406 obs
  • Great Blue Heron339 obs
  • White Ibis331 obs
  • Roseate Spoonbill323 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/196215409

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