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Civil War Memorial

Civil War Memorial from directly overhead

Civil War Memorial is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Dry Pine Hill stands 9 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fragrant Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. SC-46 Scenic Highway passes 12 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Come from the four winds. Oh Breath. And breath upon these slain that they may live.
Getting there

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Coordinates32.06725, -81.09635

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 56
Museums: 40
  • Mercer Williams House: 0.3 mi
  • The Mercer Williams House Museum: 0.3 mi
  • King-Tisdell Cottage: 0.4 mi
  • King Tisdell Cottage: 0.4 mi
  • Flannery O’Connor Home Museum: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 26
Attractions: 17
  • Oglethorpe Trolley Tours Welcome Center: 0.8 mi
  • Oglethorpe Trolley: 0.9 mi
  • Big Chairs: 1.0 mi
  • River Street Riverboat Company: 1.0 mi
  • River Street: 1.1 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Fragrant Garden: 0.1 mi
  • SCAD Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Victory Heights Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Savannah Botanical Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Savannah Botancial Gardens: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Sassafras Hill: 19.9 mi
  • Laurel Knoll: 20.2 mi
  • Buzzard Knoll: 20.4 mi
  • Calabash Knoll: 20.7 mi
  • Prevent Knoll: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Butter Bean Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Savannah River Beach: 14.3 mi
  • North Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Back River Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Mid Beach: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
Lighthouses: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dry Pine HillN 353°9 m21.9 mi
Stevens HillN 353°8 m23.3 mi
Long HillN 352°7 m23.9 mi
Sassafras HillNNE 12°4 m19.9 mi
Laurel KnollNNE 15°4 m20.2 mi
Buzzard KnollNNE 14°4 m20.4 mi
Calabash KnollNNE 14°4 m20.7 mi
Prevent KnollNNE 13°4 m20.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:1919:5820:34
September equinox07:1318:5019:23
December solstice07:2216:4717:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515460677480838278695953
Precip in3.32.83.53.43.66.65.75.54.43.72.43.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savannah Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3698964602

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