West Ashley Park
West Ashley Park is a park in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Carolina Bay Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Ashley River Road passes 1.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Ashley River Road, National
- 4.9 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
- 7.0 mi off the Bohicket Road Scenic Highway
- 8.8 mi off the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Carolina Bay Park: 1.2 mi
- Dogwood Park: 1.3 mi
- St Andrews Park: 1.8 mi
- Willie Gaines Park: 2.2 mi
- Bees Landing Recreation Center: 2.4 mi
- St. Andrew’s Parish Church: 1.3 mi
- Paul Cantrell Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Ashley River Region: 2.5 mi
- Sofa Super Store Fire Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Drayton Hall: 3.5 mi
- Drayton Hall Plantation: 3.6 mi
- Magnolia Plantation and Gardens: 4.1 mi
- Magnolia Plantation: 4.4 mi
- Charleston Yacht Tours: 6.1 mi
- H. L. Hunley Submarine: 6.2 mi
- Landing Brave: 4.3 mi
- Coburg Cow: 4.7 mi
- The Citadel Bulldog: 5.7 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 6.2 mi
- Welcome to Park Circle: 6.3 mi
- North Charleston Fire Museum: 4.2 mi
- The Citadel Daniel Museum: 5.9 mi
- McLeod Plantation Historic Site: 6.2 mi
- Charleston Apple Museum: 6.6 mi
- Macaulay Museum of Dental History: 6.7 mi
- Conservatory: 4.1 mi
- Maze: 4.2 mi
- Azalea garden: 4.4 mi
- Whipper Barony Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Whipper Barony Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 9.3 mi
- Grice Beach: 10.5 mi
- Grice Beach: 10.6 mi
- Cummings Point: 12.1 mi
- Kiawah Beachwalker Park: 16.8 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 7.4 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 21.4 mi
- ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge: 22.9 mi
- Givhans Ferry State Park: 23.7 mi
- Dills Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Leveston Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Harts Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Raven Hill: 11.5 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 14.5 mi
- Rosom Hill: 16.2 mi
- Dorchester: 11.0 mi
- Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Ashley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | N 355° | 18 m | 14.5 mi |
| Rosom Hill | WNW 303° | 15 m | 16.2 mi |
| Raven Hill | WNW 288° | 5 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:41 | 17:19 |
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, 6 mi away.
- Green Anole38 obs
- Turkey Vulture29 obs
- Southern Toad29 obs
- Monarch26 obs
- House Finch23 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk22 obs
- American Alligator22 obs
- Pond Slider21 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/657132401
Day trips start here
- North Charleston · 5 mi
- Greater Charleston · 7 mi
- Charleston · 8 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 12 mi
- Folly Beach · 13 mi
- Sullivan's Island · 13 mi
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