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Simmons Bluff

Simmons Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Simmons Bluff is a cliff in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 9 m. Storm Hill stands 14 m to the west-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is London Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. A1A OCEAN ISLANDS TRAIL (OBS) passes 15 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
9 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.85662, -81.60566

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City of Kingsland Water Department: 3.9 mi
  • Camden Recreational Center: 4.0 mi
  • Howard Peeple's Park: 4.2 mi
  • McIntosh Sugar Mill Park: 4.6 mi
  • VFW Monument: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 30
Historic sites: 16
Beaches: 15
  • Sea Camp Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Marker Post: 11.6 mi
  • Jekyll Point: 15.0 mi
  • Fernandina Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Glory: 16.1 mi
Museums: 11
Nature reserves: 7
Attractions: 6
  • USS George Bancroft: 5.5 mi
  • Visitor Center: 10.0 mi
  • Tidelands Nature Center: 16.8 mi
  • Captain Phillips Dolphin Boat Tour: 17.6 mi
  • Georgia Sea Turtle Center: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Arts Are Alive Project: 15.3 mi
  • Turtle: 17.5 mi
  • North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf: 22.9 mi
  • Greetings from Folkston, Georgia: 24.0 mi
  • Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge: 24.1 mi
Peaks: 4
  • London Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Storm Hill: 6.7 mi
  • McClure Hill: 15.2 mi
  • Buzzards Roost: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • South Dunes Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Clam Creek Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Waters Garden: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Simmons Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Storm HillWSW 244°14 m6.7 mi
McClure HillSE 142°10 m15.2 mi
London HillS 191°7 m0.2 mi
Buzzards RoostNNE 14°1 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2519:5820:33
September equinox07:1518:5319:25
December solstice07:2116:5317:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535560667479818178706155
Precip in2.82.83.32.83.76.34.66.55.24.41.73.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick 23 S, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358703961

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