Casimir Pulaski Monument
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Casimir Pulaski Monument is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Dry Pine Hill stands 9 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Monterey Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. SC-46 Scenic Highway passes 12 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Casimir Pulaski Monument in Savannah, or Pulaski Monument on Monterey Square, is a 19th-century monument to Casimir Pulaski, in Monterey Square, on Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia, not far from the battlefield where Pulaski lost his life during the siege of Savannah. The monument is one of the only two that still has a railing around it, the other being the Civil War Memorial in Forsyth Park.
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Wikidata Q14686606, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the SC-46 Scenic Highway
- 16.3 mi off the Hilton Head Scenic Highway
- 17.1 mi off the Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the S-13 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monterey Square: 0.0 mi
- Susie King Taylor Square: 0.1 mi
- Chatham Square: 0.1 mi
- Madison Square: 0.2 mi
- Forsyth Park: 0.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Spring Hill Redoubt reconstruction: 0.4 mi
- Wright Square: 0.5 mi
- Flame of Freedom: 0.5 mi
- General Nathanael Greene: 0.6 mi
- Mercer Williams House: 0.0 mi
- The Mercer Williams House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Green-Meldrim House: 0.2 mi
- Andrew Low House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Sorrel–Weed House: 0.2 mi
- Silence is Golden: 0.5 mi
- SCAD Beach: 0.6 mi
- John Wesley: 0.6 mi
- John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer: 0.6 mi
- SCAD Sign: 0.7 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley: 0.7 mi
- River Street Riverboat Company: 0.7 mi
- River Street: 0.8 mi
- Big Chairs: 0.8 mi
- Old Fort Jackson: 3.5 mi
- Fragrant Garden: 0.2 mi
- SCAD Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Victory Heights Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Savannah Botanical Gardens: 4.5 mi
- Savannah Botancial Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Sassafras Hill: 19.6 mi
- Laurel Knoll: 19.9 mi
- Buzzard Knoll: 20.1 mi
- Calabash Knoll: 20.4 mi
- Prevent Knoll: 20.6 mi
- Causton Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Kirk Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Kilkenny Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Butter Bean Beach: 8.8 mi
- Savannah River Beach: 14.3 mi
- North Beach: 15.0 mi
- Back River Beach: 15.2 mi
- Mid Beach: 15.5 mi
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 4.4 mi
- Wymberly Yacht Club: 6.9 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 17.8 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 11.1 mi
- I-16 Eastbound Weigh Station: 21.4 mi
- I-16 Westbound Weigh Station: 21.6 mi
- Purrysburg: 15.7 mi
- Ebenezer: 21.7 mi
- Sunbury: 23.6 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 6.2 mi
- Tybee National Wildlife Refuge: 10.6 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Casimir Pulaski Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Pine Hill | N 353° | 9 m | 21.6 mi |
| Stevens Hill | N 353° | 8 m | 23.0 mi |
| Long Hill | N 351° | 7 m | 23.7 mi |
| Sassafras Hill | NNE 12° | 4 m | 19.6 mi |
| Laurel Knoll | NNE 15° | 4 m | 19.9 mi |
| Buzzard Knoll | NNE 14° | 4 m | 20.1 mi |
| Calabash Knoll | NNE 14° | 4 m | 20.4 mi |
| Prevent Knoll | NNE 13° | 4 m | 20.6 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 | 19:58 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Savannah · 1 mi
- Port Wentworth · 8 mi
- Skidaway Island · 10 mi
- Tybee Island · 15 mi
- Bluffton · 18 mi
- Hilton Head Island · 22 mi
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