Blackbeard Island Public Beach
Blackbeard Island Public Beach is a beach in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Pilcher Hill stands 19 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge, a park 1.6 miles away. Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway
44 named places within 25 miles
- Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge: 1.6 mi
- Richard J Reynolds State Wildlife Refuge: 5.5 mi
- Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge: 9.2 mi
- Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge: 13.7 mi
- Blue N Hall Park: 14.4 mi
- Nelsons Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Sutherland Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Contentment Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Kilkenny Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Pikes Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Sutherland's Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Harris Neck Army Air Field: 9.3 mi
- Needwood Baptist Church: 22.3 mi
- Barracks: 23.8 mi
- Fort Frederica: 23.9 mi
- Ashantilly Center: 16.4 mi
- Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation: 21.8 mi
- Midway Museum: 24.0 mi
- Dorchester Academy Museum of African American History: 25.0 mi
- Oyster Shell: 23.7 mi
- Pilcher Hill: 24.0 mi
- Liz Hill: 24.8 mi
- Nanny Goat Beach: 8.5 mi
- Sea Island Beach: 24.8 mi
- Fort King George Historic Site: 17.2 mi
- Sunbury: 17.6 mi
- Cay Creek: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackbeard Island Public Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilcher Hill | W 262° | 19 m | 24.0 mi |
| Liz Hill | WSW 237° | 6 m | 24.8 mi |
| Oyster Shell | WSW 253° | 3 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:49 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 70 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sapelo IS, 10 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Blackbeard Island, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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