Battery Gant
Battery Gant is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Laurel Knoll stands 4 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Backus, a historic site 0.1 miles away. US-278 Scenic Highway passes 10 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1900
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the US-278 Scenic Highway
- 13.1 mi off the S-13 Scenic Highway
- 13.1 mi off the Andrew Pickens Scenic Parkway
- 14.2 mi off the S-163 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Historic Tybee Island Light Station: 0.2 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- The Park of The Seven Flags: 2.3 mi
- Tybee Island Pier & Pavilion: 2.3 mi
- Battery Backus: 0.1 mi
- Battery Habersham: 0.1 mi
- Battery Fenwick: 0.1 mi
- Battery Brumby: 0.3 mi
- Battery Garland: 0.3 mi
- Tybee Island Marine Science Center: 2.2 mi
- Visitor Center: 2.6 mi
- Bloody Point Lighthouse: 5.2 mi
- Silver Dew Winery - Museum: 5.2 mi
- Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation: 7.1 mi
- Alligator: 7.9 mi
- Albert the Alligator: 7.9 mi
- Charles E. Fraser: 8.1 mi
- Out To Lunch: 8.2 mi
- Attic Trophy: 8.2 mi
- Captian Mike's Dolphin Adventure: 2.2 mi
- Liberty Oak Tree: 8.1 mi
- Legendary Golf: 11.7 mi
- Old Fort Jackson: 11.7 mi
- Pirate’s Island Adventure Golf: 12.6 mi
- Heritage Farms: 8.8 mi
- Victory Heights Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Wymberly Garden Club: 12.8 mi
- Hospital Courtyard: 12.8 mi
- Savannah Botanical Gardens: 14.3 mi
- North Beach: 0.2 mi
- Savannah River Beach: 0.6 mi
- Mid Beach: 1.5 mi
- Back River Beach: 2.4 mi
- South Beach: 2.6 mi
- Causton Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Kirk Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Victoria Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Laurel Knoll: 24.3 mi
- Buzzard Knoll: 24.6 mi
- Sassafras Hill: 24.6 mi
- Calabash Knoll: 24.9 mi
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 10.4 mi
- Wymberly Yacht Club: 12.6 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 23.9 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse: 0.2 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 0.2 mi
- Tybee National Wildlife Refuge: 4.2 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 17.5 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 23.2 mi
- Purrysburg: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battery Gant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Knoll | NNW 337° | 4 m | 24.3 mi |
| Buzzard Knoll | NNW 337° | 4 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sassafras Hill | NNW 335° | 4 m | 24.6 mi |
| Calabash Knoll | NNW 338° | 4 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 19:57 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 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, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 82002393OpenStreetMap- National Register of Historic Places — Fort Screven Historic District, reference 82002393, listed 05/25/82.
OpenStreetMap element way/456046735
Day trips start here
- Tybee Island · 1 mi
- Hilton Head Island · 12 mi
- Skidaway Island · 13 mi
- Bluffton · 15 mi
- Savannah · 15 mi
- Port Wentworth · 22 mi
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