Bear Bluff
Bear Bluff is a cliff in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Honey Hill stands 12 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 8 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Hilton Head Scenic Highway
- 14.6 mi off the US-278 Scenic Highway
- 15.6 mi off the SC-170 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tommy Long Boat Ramp: 4.1 mi
- Ebenezer Creek boatramp: 5.8 mi
- Clyo Community Park: 5.9 mi
- Clarance Morgan County Park: 8.6 mi
- Springfield City Park: 9.2 mi
- Georgia Salzburger Society Museum: 3.8 mi
- Effingham Museum & Living History: 9.2 mi
- Morris Center For Lowcountry Heritage: 11.7 mi
- The Houston Museum: 14.7 mi
- National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force: 22.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 0.9 mi
- Long Hill: 1.8 mi
- Stevens Hill: 2.6 mi
- Beech Hill: 3.1 mi
- Turkey Hill: 3.3 mi
- Thomas Heyward Jr.: 16.2 mi
- Montieth Plantation: 17.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 24.4 mi
- A World Apart / Cracked Earth: 24.6 mi
- African-American Monument: 24.6 mi
- Horse Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Stokes Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Tiger Leap Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Great Dane: 24.1 mi
- SCAD Sign: 24.6 mi
- SCAD Sign: 24.6 mi
- John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer: 24.7 mi
- SCAD Sign: 24.7 mi
- Station 300: 18.5 mi
- F-4C Phantom: 22.1 mi
- Big Chairs: 24.6 mi
- River Street Riverboat Company: 24.6 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley: 24.7 mi
- Plant Demonstration: 18.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 22.1 mi
- Hospital Courtyard: 23.0 mi
- Bistro Ten Garden: 23.4 mi
- SCAD Community Garden: 24.7 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 14.8 mi
- I-16 Westbound Weigh Station: 24.0 mi
- I-16 Eastbound Weigh Station: 24.1 mi
- Ebenezer: 3.8 mi
- Purrysburg: 9.8 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 10.3 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Hill | ENE 76° | 12 m | 14.3 mi |
| Partridge Hill | ENE 78° | 11 m | 16.3 mi |
| Dry Pine Hill | SSE 151° | 9 m | 3.9 mi |
| Stevens Hill | SE 142° | 8 m | 2.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 9° | 8 m | 3.3 mi |
| Long Hill | SSE 147° | 7 m | 1.8 mi |
| Beech Hill | N 5° | 7 m | 3.1 mi |
| Barnwell Hill | E 96° | 5 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:00 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:47 | 17:24 |
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 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savannah Intl AP, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357081161
Day trips start here
- Port Wentworth · 18 mi
- Bluffton · 23 mi
- Savannah · 25 mi
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