Flame of Freedom
Flame of Freedom is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Dry Pine Hill stands 9 m to the north, 21 miles off. SC-46 Scenic Highway passes 12 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49489755, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1919
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the SC-46 Scenic Highway
- 15.8 mi off the Hilton Head Scenic Highway
- 16.8 mi off the Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the US-278 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flame of Freedom: 0.0 mi
- Telfair Square: 0.1 mi
- Elbert Square: 0.2 mi
- Franklin Square: 0.2 mi
- Alex Townsend Grand Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Wright Square: 0.3 mi
- Spring Hill Redoubt reconstruction: 0.3 mi
- General Nathanael Greene: 0.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.3 mi
- A World Apart / Cracked Earth: 0.3 mi
- Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences: 0.1 mi
- Jepson Center for the Arts: 0.1 mi
- Ships of the Sea Mairitme Museum: 0.1 mi
- American Prohibition Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
- Silence is Golden: 0.2 mi
- John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer: 0.2 mi
- SCAD Beach: 0.2 mi
- SCAD Sign: 0.4 mi
- SCAD Sign: 0.4 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley Tours Welcome Center: 0.2 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley: 0.4 mi
- River Street Riverboat Company: 0.4 mi
- Big Chairs: 0.5 mi
- River Street: 0.6 mi
- SCAD Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Fragrant Garden: 0.7 mi
- Victory Heights Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Savannah Botanical Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Savannah Botancial Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Sassafras Hill: 19.1 mi
- Laurel Knoll: 19.4 mi
- Buzzard Knoll: 19.6 mi
- Calabash Knoll: 19.9 mi
- Prevent Knoll: 20.1 mi
- Causton Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Kirk Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Kilkenny Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Butter Bean Beach: 9.3 mi
- Savannah River Beach: 14.5 mi
- North Beach: 15.2 mi
- Back River Beach: 15.5 mi
- Mid Beach: 15.8 mi
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 4.7 mi
- Wymberly Yacht Club: 7.5 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 17.3 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 10.5 mi
- I-16 Eastbound Weigh Station: 21.2 mi
- I-16 Westbound Weigh Station: 21.3 mi
- Purrysburg: 15.1 mi
- Ebenezer: 21.1 mi
- Sunbury: 24.0 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse: 15.2 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 15.2 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 15.3 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 5.6 mi
- Tybee National Wildlife Refuge: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flame of Freedom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Pine Hill | N 353° | 9 m | 21.0 mi |
| Stevens Hill | N 353° | 8 m | 22.5 mi |
| Long Hill | N 351° | 7 m | 23.1 mi |
| Sassafras Hill | NNE 13° | 4 m | 19.1 mi |
| Laurel Knoll | NNE 16° | 4 m | 19.4 mi |
| Buzzard Knoll | NNE 15° | 4 m | 19.6 mi |
| Calabash Knoll | NNE 15° | 4 m | 19.9 mi |
| Prevent Knoll | NNE 14° | 4 m | 20.1 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358783775
Day trips start here
- Savannah · 0 mi
- Port Wentworth · 8 mi
- Skidaway Island · 11 mi
- Tybee Island · 15 mi
- Bluffton · 18 mi
- Hilton Head Island · 22 mi
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