Civil War Memorial
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.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Come from the four winds. Oh Breath. And breath upon these slain that they may live.
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the SC-46 Scenic Highway
- 16.6 mi off the Hilton Head Scenic Highway
- 17.2 mi off the Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the S-13 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Forsyth Park: 0.1 mi
- Savannah Victorian Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Monterey Square: 0.3 mi
- Susie King Taylor Square: 0.3 mi
- Chatham Square: 0.3 mi
- Casimir Pulaski Monument: 0.3 mi
- Lawton Memorial historic marker: 0.4 mi
- Spring Hill Redoubt reconstruction: 0.6 mi
- Wright Square: 0.8 mi
- Flame of Freedom: 0.8 mi
- 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
- Silence is Golden: 0.7 mi
- SCAD Beach: 0.8 mi
- SCAD Sign: 0.9 mi
- John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer: 0.9 mi
- John Wesley: 0.9 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley: 0.9 mi
- Big Chairs: 1.0 mi
- River Street Riverboat Company: 1.0 mi
- River Street: 1.1 mi
- Old Fort Jackson: 3.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Causton Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Kirk Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Kilkenny Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 22.5 mi
- 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
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 4.4 mi
- Wymberly Yacht Club: 6.7 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 18.1 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 11.3 mi
- I-16 Eastbound Weigh Station: 21.4 mi
- I-16 Westbound Weigh Station: 21.6 mi
- Purrysburg: 16.0 mi
- Ebenezer: 21.9 mi
- Sunbury: 23.3 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 6.5 mi
- Tybee National Wildlife Refuge: 10.7 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 15.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Pine Hill | N 353° | 9 m | 21.9 mi |
| Stevens Hill | N 353° | 8 m | 23.3 mi |
| Long Hill | N 352° | 7 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sassafras Hill | NNE 12° | 4 m | 19.9 mi |
| Laurel Knoll | NNE 15° | 4 m | 20.2 mi |
| Buzzard Knoll | NNE 14° | 4 m | 20.4 mi |
| Calabash Knoll | NNE 14° | 4 m | 20.7 mi |
| Prevent Knoll | NNE 13° | 4 m | 20.9 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3698964602
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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