Old Harbor Light
Old Harbor Light is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Dry Pine Hill stands 9 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Waving Girl, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SC-46 Scenic Highway passes 11 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
lighthouse in Georgia, United States
Dates from 1858.
Wikidata Q7084172, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the SC-46 Scenic Highway
- 15.6 mi off the Hilton Head Scenic Highway
- 16.4 mi off the S-13 Scenic Highway
- 16.4 mi off the Andrew Pickens Scenic Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Morrell Park: 0.1 mi
- Washington Square: 0.1 mi
- Emmet Park: 0.1 mi
- Warren Square: 0.2 mi
- Greene Square: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 0.1 mi
- The Georgia Hussars: 0.2 mi
- Yamacraw Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Old City Exchange Bell: 0.3 mi
- African-American Monument: 0.4 mi
- Graveface Museum: 0.1 mi
- Davenport House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Webb Military Museum: 0.3 mi
- Owens-Thomas Museum: 0.3 mi
- American Prohibition Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Waving Girl: 0.0 mi
- 1996 Olympic Yachting Cauldron: 0.1 mi
- John Wesley: 0.3 mi
- John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer: 0.6 mi
- Silence is Golden: 0.9 mi
- River Street: 0.2 mi
- River Street Riverboat Company: 0.4 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley Tours Welcome Center: 0.9 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley: 1.1 mi
- Big Chairs: 1.2 mi
- Fragrant Garden: 1.0 mi
- SCAD Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Victory Heights Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Savannah Botanical Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Savannah Botancial Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Causton Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Kirk Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Kilkenny Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Sassafras Hill: 19.0 mi
- Laurel Knoll: 19.2 mi
- Buzzard Knoll: 19.4 mi
- Calabash Knoll: 19.7 mi
- Prevent Knoll: 19.9 mi
- Butter Bean Beach: 9.2 mi
- Savannah River Beach: 13.8 mi
- North Beach: 14.5 mi
- Back River Beach: 14.9 mi
- Mid Beach: 15.1 mi
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 4.1 mi
- Wymberly Yacht Club: 7.3 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 17.2 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 10.9 mi
- I-16 Eastbound Weigh Station: 21.9 mi
- I-16 Westbound Weigh Station: 22.0 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse: 14.5 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 14.5 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 14.6 mi
- Purrysburg: 15.2 mi
- Ebenezer: 21.3 mi
- Sunbury: 24.4 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 5.7 mi
- Tybee National Wildlife Refuge: 10.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Harbor Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Pine Hill | N 351° | 9 m | 21.1 mi |
| Stevens Hill | N 351° | 8 m | 22.5 mi |
| Long Hill | N 350° | 7 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sassafras Hill | N 11° | 4 m | 19.0 mi |
| Laurel Knoll | NNE 13° | 4 m | 19.2 mi |
| Buzzard Knoll | NNE 13° | 4 m | 19.4 mi |
| Calabash Knoll | NNE 13° | 4 m | 19.7 mi |
| Prevent Knoll | NNE 12° | 4 m | 19.9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5173685816
Day trips start here
- Savannah · 0 mi
- Port Wentworth · 8 mi
- Skidaway Island · 11 mi
- Tybee Island · 15 mi
- Bluffton · 17 mi
- Hilton Head Island · 21 mi
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