Nanny Goat Beach
Nanny Goat Beach is a beach in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Pilcher Hill stands 19 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sapelo Island National Estuarine Sanctuary, a nature reserve 3.5 miles away. Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway
105 named places within 25 miles
- Richard J Reynolds State Wildlife Refuge: 3.7 mi
- Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge: 5.2 mi
- Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge: 7.0 mi
- Altamaha State Waterfowl Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Blue N Hall Park: 8.2 mi
- Blackbeard Island Public Beach: 8.5 mi
- Sea Island Beach: 16.3 mi
- Neptune Road Public Beach Access: 20.4 mi
- Cedar Street Public Beach Access: 20.4 mi
- Myrtle Street Public Beach Access: 20.5 mi
- Sutherland's Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Needwood Baptist Church: 14.3 mi
- Barracks: 15.3 mi
- Fort Frederica: 15.5 mi
- Harris Neck Army Air Field: 15.7 mi
- Nelsons Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Sutherland Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Contentment Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Pikes Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Ballast Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Ashantilly Center: 9.6 mi
- Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation: 14.1 mi
- Boathouse: 19.8 mi
- World War II Home Front Museum: 19.8 mi
- Saint Simons Island Lighthouse Museum: 21.0 mi
- Liz Hill: 18.1 mi
- Oyster Shell: 19.0 mi
- Pennant Hill: 19.4 mi
- Pilcher Hill: 20.6 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 24.2 mi
- Fort King George Historic Site: 10.1 mi
- Lanier Oak: 22.2 mi
- Waters Garden: 18.9 mi
- North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf: 21.0 mi
- Clam Creek Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Sunbury: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nanny Goat Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilcher Hill | WNW 282° | 19 m | 20.6 mi |
| Liz Hill | WSW 251° | 6 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pennant Hill | WSW 255° | 6 m | 19.4 mi |
| Oyster Shell | W 272° | 3 m | 19.0 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | SW 221° | 1 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:50 | 17:27 |
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, 2 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Old Tower, Sapelo Island, GA, 3 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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