Ebenezer
Ebenezer is a ghost town in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Honey Hill stands 12 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Georgia Salzburger Society Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway runs past it. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town and historic district in Effingham County, Georgia, United States
How to reach it
- On the Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Hilton Head Scenic Highway
- 13.1 mi off the US-278 Scenic Highway
- 13.7 mi off the SC-46 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tommy Long Boat Ramp: 1.7 mi
- Ebenezer Creek boatramp: 3.0 mi
- McComber Park: 5.8 mi
- Rincon Tennis Courts: 6.0 mi
- Clarance Morgan County Park: 6.2 mi
- Georgia Salzburger Society Museum: 0.0 mi
- Effingham Museum & Living History: 7.9 mi
- The Houston Museum: 10.9 mi
- Morris Center For Lowcountry Heritage: 13.7 mi
- National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force: 18.3 mi
- Montieth Plantation: 13.5 mi
- Thomas Heyward Jr.: 17.5 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 20.8 mi
- A World Apart / Cracked Earth: 21.0 mi
- African-American Monument: 21.0 mi
- Dry Pine Hill: 2.4 mi
- Long Hill: 2.7 mi
- Stevens Hill: 2.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 3.0 mi
- Beech Hill: 6.9 mi
- Horse Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Bear Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Stokes Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Great Dane: 20.5 mi
- SCAD Sign: 21.0 mi
- John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer: 21.1 mi
- SCAD Beach: 21.2 mi
- John Wesley: 21.2 mi
- Plant Demonstration: 15.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 18.3 mi
- Hospital Courtyard: 21.0 mi
- SCAD Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Fragrant Garden: 21.9 mi
- Station 300: 17.0 mi
- F-4C Phantom: 18.3 mi
- Big Chairs: 21.0 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley: 21.1 mi
- River Street Riverboat Company: 21.1 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 11.1 mi
- I-16 Westbound Weigh Station: 21.0 mi
- I-16 Eastbound Weigh Station: 21.1 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 8.5 mi
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 24.4 mi
- Purrysburg: 6.6 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ebenezer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Hill | ENE 63° | 12 m | 16.1 mi |
| Partridge Hill | ENE 66° | 11 m | 18.0 mi |
| Dry Pine Hill | E 82° | 9 m | 2.4 mi |
| Stevens Hill | NE 51° | 8 m | 2.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 8° | 8 m | 7.1 mi |
| Long Hill | NNE 32° | 7 m | 2.7 mi |
| Beech Hill | N 6° | 7 m | 6.9 mi |
| Barnwell Hill | E 83° | 5 m | 16.7 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 | 19:59 | 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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Port Wentworth · 15 mi
- Bluffton · 21 mi
- Savannah · 21 mi
- Hilton Head Island · 29 mi
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