Fort Pulaski
Fort Pulaski is a historic site in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Laurel Knoll stands 4 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Membership Roll of the Officers and Provates of the German Volunteers, a historic site 0.1 miles away. US-278 Scenic Highway passes 12 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. It preserves Fort Pulaski, the place where the Union Army successfully tested rifled cannons in 1862, the success of which rendered brick fortifications obsolete. The fort was also used as a prisoner-of-war camp. The national monument includes most of Cockspur Island (containing the fort) and all of the adjacent McQueens Island.
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Dates from 1829.
Wikidata Q1438683, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the US-278 Scenic Highway
- 13.2 mi off the S-13 Scenic Highway
- 13.2 mi off the Andrew Pickens Scenic Parkway
- 14.2 mi off the S-163 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lazaretto Creek Boat Ramp: 0.8 mi
- Historic Tybee Island Light Station: 2.7 mi
- Jaycee Park: 2.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- McQueen's Island Rails to Trails - Multipurpose Trail 3: 3.2 mi
- Membership Roll of the Officers and Provates of the German Volunteers: 0.1 mi
- Immortal Six Hundred: 0.1 mi
- Battery Hambright: 0.2 mi
- Sign For Federal Batteries on Tybee Island The Closest (Battery Halleck) Was Located on The Other side of Hwy 80: 1.5 mi
- Battery Halleck: 1.5 mi
- Visitor Center: 0.1 mi
- Tybee Island Marine Science Center: 3.5 mi
- Silver Dew Winery - Museum: 5.0 mi
- Bloody Point Lighthouse: 5.0 mi
- Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation: 7.1 mi
- Alligator: 8.9 mi
- Charles E. Fraser: 9.0 mi
- Out To Lunch: 9.0 mi
- Attic Trophy: 9.0 mi
- Albert the Alligator: 9.1 mi
- Captian Mike's Dolphin Adventure: 1.0 mi
- Liberty Oak Tree: 9.0 mi
- Old Fort Jackson: 9.3 mi
- Skidaway Meadow: 10.7 mi
- Polk's Market at Sandfly: 11.2 mi
- Victory Heights Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Heritage Farms: 10.0 mi
- Wymberly Garden Club: 10.4 mi
- Savannah Botanical Gardens: 11.8 mi
- Savannah Botancial Gardens: 11.8 mi
- Savannah River Beach: 1.9 mi
- North Beach: 2.7 mi
- Mid Beach: 3.3 mi
- Back River Beach: 3.4 mi
- South Beach: 3.7 mi
- Causton Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Kirk Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Victoria Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Victoria Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Laurel Knoll: 23.3 mi
- Sassafras Hill: 23.6 mi
- Buzzard Knoll: 23.6 mi
- Calabash Knoll: 23.9 mi
- Prevent Knoll: 24.1 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse: 2.7 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 2.7 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 2.7 mi
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 8.0 mi
- Wymberly Yacht Club: 10.3 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 22.6 mi
- Tybee National Wildlife Refuge: 1.8 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 15.3 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 21.1 mi
- Purrysburg: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Pulaski. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Knoll | NNW 343° | 4 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sassafras Hill | NNW 341° | 4 m | 23.6 mi |
| Buzzard Knoll | NNW 343° | 4 m | 23.6 mi |
| Calabash Knoll | NNW 343° | 4 m | 23.9 mi |
| Prevent Knoll | NNW 343° | 4 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mill Hill | NNW 341° | 4 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 19:58 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:47 | 17:24 |
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, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/229889896
Day trips start here
- Tybee Island · 3 mi
- Skidaway Island · 11 mi
- Savannah · 12 mi
- Hilton Head Island · 14 mi
- Bluffton · 15 mi
- Port Wentworth · 19 mi
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