Sesquicentennial State Park
Sesquicentennial State Park is a park in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Cantey Hill stands 143 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Pad #3, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dog Park: 0.2 mi
- Polo Soccer Fields: 0.8 mi
- Polo Road Park: 0.8 mi
- Richland County Tennis Center: 3.0 mi
- Village at Sandhill: 3.2 mi
- In Memory of the John H. Rose Family: 3.8 mi
- 77th Inf Division: 4.5 mi
- 102nd Cavalry: 4.6 mi
- 87th Inf Division: 4.7 mi
- 106th Inf Division: 5.0 mi
- Hootie and the Blowfish: 8.8 mi
- Rubble Without a Cause: 8.9 mi
- Crawfish on Guitar: 8.9 mi
- Other Side of the Tunnel: 9.1 mi
- Tunnelvision: 9.1 mi
- Quinine Hill: 6.4 mi
- Brice Hill: 9.8 mi
- Dunns Mount: 13.8 mi
- Green Hill Mound: 16.0 mi
- Cooks Mount: 16.3 mi
- US Army Chaplain Museum: 5.0 mi
- U.S. Army Finance Corps Museum: 5.2 mi
- U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum: 5.7 mi
- Columbia Fire Department Museum: 8.7 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Family Home & Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Carolina Childrens Garden: 4.1 mi
- Seibels Garden: 8.8 mi
- Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Robert Mills House and Gardens: 8.9 mi
- The Finlay Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Pad #3: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Pad #2: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Pad #4: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Pad #1: 0.2 mi
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 17.6 mi
- Congaree National Park Wilderness: 21.4 mi
- Lake Wateree State Park: 23.9 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 24.3 mi
- USC Smokestack: 9.4 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 10.1 mi
- Atlas Gym and Fitness Center: 19.9 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 23.9 mi
- Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Bookman: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sesquicentennial State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantey Hill | NE 38° | 143 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Huckabee | WSW 237° | 137 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SSW 208° | 125 m | 17.9 mi |
| Brice Hill | W 269° | 119 m | 9.8 mi |
| Knight Hill | NE 43° | 118 m | 20.0 mi |
| Buck Hill | NNE 27° | 118 m | 20.4 mi |
| Quinine Hill | SW 227° | 108 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cooks Mount | ESE 115° | 107 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:02 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandhill Rsch - Elgin, 4 mi away.
- Canada Goose58 obs
- Green Anole33 obs
- Mallard30 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing30 obs
- American holly28 obs
- striped wintergreen25 obs
- Variable Dancer23 obs
- Southern Toad22 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/37783018
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 10 mi
- Congaree National Park · 22 mi
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