Signers' Monument
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Signers' Monument is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Burks Mountain stands 142 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building, a park 0.1 miles away. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Signers Monument is a granite obelisk located on Greene Street in Augusta, Georgia, recognizing the state's three signatories of the Declaration of Independence: George Walton, Lyman Hall, and Button Gwinnett, all of whom are considered Founding Fathers of the United States. The remains of Walton and Hall lay beneath the monument, while Gwinnett's have not been located for certain.
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Wikidata Q3323354, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building: 0.1 mi
- Augusta Technical College Foundation: 0.1 mi
- Courthouse Square and Old Government House: 0.2 mi
- James Brown Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Augusta Common Park: 0.4 mi
- Colonial Fort Augusta Stone: 0.3 mi
- The First Academy of Richmond County: 0.4 mi
- The Mayham Tower: 0.4 mi
- James Brown Plaza: 0.4 mi
- General James Oglethorpe: 0.4 mi
- Sun Lion: 0.3 mi
- Book Bench- A Novel Idea: 0.3 mi
- Hurrying Home: 0.4 mi
- Rise: 0.4 mi
- James Brown Statue: 0.4 mi
- Woodrow Wilson's Boyhood Home: 0.2 mi
- Augusta Museum of History: 0.2 mi
- Morris Museum of Art: 0.7 mi
- Lucy Craft Laney Museum: 1.2 mi
- Aiken County Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
- Japanese pocket garden: 0.6 mi
- Boardman Family Garden: 1.5 mi
- Village Fruit and Vegetable Garden: 1.9 mi
- The Terrace: 4.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.4 mi
- Old Academy of Richmond County Park: 0.1 mi
- Gertrude Herbert Memorial Institute of Art: 0.1 mi
- Augusta Cotton Exchange Building: 0.4 mi
- Augusta Exchange Club Fairgrounds: 0.7 mi
- Amen Corner: 3.9 mi
- Sand Bar Ferry Bluff: 3.6 mi
- New Savannah Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Barney Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Silver Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Lower Silver Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Poverty Hill: 7.0 mi
- Whites Mound: 11.9 mi
- Rhodes Mound: 15.5 mi
- Carey Hill: 16.2 mi
- Burks Mountain: 18.0 mi
- Hamburg: 1.0 mi
- New Savannah: 6.9 mi
- Ellenton: 22.3 mi
- Willie Barton's Spring: 13.5 mi
- Bebbington Springs: 13.9 mi
- Coker Springs: 14.6 mi
- Phinizy Swamp Nature Park: 5.8 mi
- Christopher D. Spiller Longleaf Pine and Pollinator Trail: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Signers' Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burks Mountain | NW 305° | 142 m | 18.0 mi |
| Poverty Hill | NNW 335° | 130 m | 7.0 mi |
| Carey Hill | NNW 328° | 120 m | 16.2 mi |
| Rhodes Mound | SSE 159° | 34 m | 15.5 mi |
| Whites Mound | SSE 163° | 33 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta Daniel FLD AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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