Cummings Point
Cummings Point is a beach in Charleston County, South Carolina. Cummings Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Sullivan’s Island Historic District, as well as near the hamlet Fort Johnson Estates.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie.
Fort Sumter
Park
Photo: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Sumter is a historical sea fort located near Charleston, South Carolina. Constructed on an artificial island at the entrance of Charleston Harbor in 1829, the fort was built in response to the War of 1812, which had exposed the inadequacy of existing American coastal fortifications to defend against naval attacks.
Fort Moultrie
Park
Photo: DDima, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Moultrie is a series of fortifications on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, built to protect the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The first fort, formerly named Fort Sullivan, built of palmetto logs, inspired the flag and nickname of South Carolina, as "The Palmetto State". Fort Moultrie is situated 2 miles northeast of Cummings Point.
Morris Island
Island
Photo: Murali Dhanakoti, CC BY 2.5.
Morris Island is an 840-acre uninhabited island in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina, accessible only by boat. The island lies in the outer reaches of the harbor and was thus a strategic location in the American Civil War. Morris Island is situated 2 miles southwest of Cummings Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sullivan’s Island Historic District and Sullivan’s Island.
Sullivan’s Island Historic District
Neighborhood
Sullivan's Island Historic District is a national historic district located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 36 contributing buildings on Sullivan's Island. Sullivan’s Island Historic District is situated 2 miles northeast of Cummings Point.
Sullivan’s Island
Photo: Surfer43, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sullivan's Island, historically known as O'Sullivan's Island, is a town and island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, with a population of 1,791 at the 2010 census, and 1,891 people in 2020.
Mount Pleasant
Photo: WolfgangExler, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Pleasant is a large town in the Greater Charleston region of South Carolina. The population of the town has exploded, making it a very popular bedroom community of the city of Charleston.
Cummings Point
- Type: Beach
- Description: cape in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
- Categories: cape and landform
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.73833° or 32° 44′ 18″ northLongitude
-79.87211° or 79° 52′ 20″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
8742P4QH+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 7001778687OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
“Cummings Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cummings Point”
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