Fort Frederica
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Fort Frederica is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Pilcher Hill stands 19 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Barracks, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Frederica National Monument, on St. Simons Island, Georgia, preserves the archaeological remnants of a fort and town built by James Oglethorpe between 1736 and 1748 to protect the southern boundary of the British colony of Georgia from Spanish raids. About 630 British troops were stationed at the fort. A town of up to 1,000 colonial residents had grown up outside the fort; it was laid out following principles of the Oglethorpe Plan for towns in the Georgia Colony. The town was named Frederica, after Frederick, Prince of Wales, son of King George II, although the name was feminized to distinguish it from Fort Frederick in South Carolina.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1936-05-26.
Wikidata Q1438527, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Frederica Park: 2.5 mi
- Twitty Park: 2.9 mi
- Epworth Park: 3.4 mi
- Devonwood Greenspace: 3.6 mi
- Wildlife Drive: 3.6 mi
- Sea Island Beach: 4.1 mi
- Neptune Road Public Beach Access: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Street Public Beach Access: 6.0 mi
- Myrtle Street Public Beach Access: 6.0 mi
- 5th Street Public Beach Access: 6.1 mi
- Pikes Bluff: 1.5 mi
- Gascoigne Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Halfmoon Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Ballast Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Clarks Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Barracks: 0.1 mi
- Needwood Baptist Church: 4.9 mi
- S.S. Oklahoma and Esso Baton Rouge Marker: 5.5 mi
- Lover's Oak: 7.9 mi
- 1st Brunswick Stew Pot: 8.0 mi
- Boathouse: 5.5 mi
- World War II Home Front Museum: 5.5 mi
- Saint Simons Island Lighthouse Museum: 6.2 mi
- Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation: 6.7 mi
- Ashantilly Center: 10.9 mi
- Lanier Oak: 6.9 mi
- Fort King George Historic Site: 9.8 mi
- Georgia Sea Turtle Center: 11.4 mi
- Captain Phillips Dolphin Boat Tour: 11.6 mi
- Tidelands Nature Center: 12.9 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 9.2 mi
- Liz Hill: 11.4 mi
- Pennant Hill: 13.1 mi
- Oyster Shell: 17.5 mi
- Pilcher Hill: 21.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Clam Creek Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- South Dunes Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Tidelands Nature Center: 12.9 mi
- Sapelo Island National Estuarine Sanctuary: 17.1 mi
- Ceylon Wildlife Management Area: 23.4 mi
- North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf: 6.2 mi
- Turtle: 12.3 mi
- Waters Garden: 3.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Frederica. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilcher Hill | NW 326° | 19 m | 21.2 mi |
| Liz Hill | NW 309° | 6 m | 11.4 mi |
| Pennant Hill | NW 307° | 6 m | 13.1 mi |
| Oyster Shell | NW 322° | 3 m | 17.5 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | SW 235° | 1 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:51 | 17:28 |
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 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 71 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick-mckinnon AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/801842162
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