Omar Shrine Center

Omar Shrine Center is a community center in Charleston County, South Carolina which is located on Patriots Point Boulevard. Omar Shrine Center is situated nearby to the pitch Tuck Morse Field, as well as near Patriots Point Soccer Stadium.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include USS Yorktown and USS Laffey.

USS Yorktown

Museum

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USS Yorktown is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown , which was sunk at the Battle of Midway. USS Yorktown is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Omar Shrine Center.

USS Laffey

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USS Laffey is an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer constructed during World War II, laid down and launched in 1943, and commissioned in February 1944. She was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seaman Bartlett Laffey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his stand against Confederate forces during the Civil War. USS Laffey is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Omar Shrine Center.

Patriots Point

Museum

Photo: Clarinetguy097, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is a naval museum located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston. Patriots Point is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Omar Shrine Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Pleasant and Ansonborough.

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.

Ansonborough

Quarter

Ansonborough is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson, Scarborough and Squirrel, and Centurion. Ansonborough is situated 2 miles southwest of Omar Shrine Center.

Wraggborough

Quarter

Wraggborough is a neighborhood in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade. Wraggborough is situated 2 miles west of Omar Shrine Center.

Omar Shrine Center

Type: Community center
Address: 176 Patriots Point Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Category: building
Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.79743° or 32° 47′ 51″ north

Longitude

-79.90017° or 79° 54′ 1″ west

Operator

Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

Open location code

8742Q3WX+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1361596402

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=community_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Highlights include Tuck Morse Field and Patriots Point Soccer Stadium.

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