Purrysburg
Purrysburg is a ghost town in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Honey Hill stands 12 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Abercorn Boat Ramp, a park 4.4 miles away. Hilton Head Scenic Highway passes 3.4 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in South Carolina, United States of America
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Hilton Head Scenic Highway
- 5.5 mi off the Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway
- 7.3 mi off the SC-46 Scenic Highway
- 8.6 mi off the US-278 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Abercorn Boat Ramp: 4.4 mi
- Sergeant Jasper State Park: 4.7 mi
- Lost Plantation PLayground: 5.5 mi
- McComber Park: 6.6 mi
- McCall Park: 6.7 mi
- Montieth Plantation: 10.6 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 14.8 mi
- A World Apart / Cracked Earth: 15.0 mi
- African-American Monument: 15.0 mi
- Yamacraw Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Georgia Salzburger Society Museum: 6.6 mi
- The Houston Museum: 7.0 mi
- Effingham Museum & Living History: 12.7 mi
- National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force: 14.3 mi
- Gretsch Museum: 14.8 mi
- Great Dane: 14.6 mi
- SCAD Sign: 15.1 mi
- John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer: 15.1 mi
- SCAD Sign: 15.1 mi
- SCAD Sign: 15.1 mi
- Station 300: 11.8 mi
- F-4C Phantom: 14.3 mi
- River Street Riverboat Company: 15.0 mi
- Big Chairs: 15.1 mi
- River Street: 15.1 mi
- Dry Pine Hill: 5.9 mi
- Sassafras Hill: 6.6 mi
- Mill Hill: 7.1 mi
- Stevens Hill: 7.3 mi
- Buzzard Knoll: 7.4 mi
- Plant Demonstration: 9.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 14.3 mi
- SCAD Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Hospital Courtyard: 15.2 mi
- Fragrant Garden: 15.9 mi
- Horse Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Bear Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Kirk Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 4.6 mi
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 18.0 mi
- Wymberly Yacht Club: 22.5 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 6.5 mi
- I-16 Westbound Weigh Station: 20.9 mi
- I-16 Eastbound Weigh Station: 21.0 mi
- Savannah River Beach: 24.3 mi
- Butter Bean Beach: 24.4 mi
- North Beach: 24.8 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 24.9 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 24.9 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 9.5 mi
- Tybee National Wildlife Refuge: 21.3 mi
- Ebenezer: 6.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Purrysburg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Hill | NE 40° | 12 m | 16.7 mi |
| Partridge Hill | NE 45° | 11 m | 18.1 mi |
| Dry Pine Hill | NNW 348° | 9 m | 5.9 mi |
| Stevens Hill | NNW 348° | 8 m | 7.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNW 348° | 8 m | 12.8 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 344° | 7 m | 8.1 mi |
| Beech Hill | NNW 347° | 7 m | 12.7 mi |
| Barnwell Hill | ENE 60° | 5 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Port Wentworth · 10 mi
- Savannah · 15 mi
- Bluffton · 16 mi
- Hilton Head Island · 23 mi
- Skidaway Island · 26 mi
- Tybee Island · 26 mi
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