Wright Square

Wright Square is a historic site in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 13 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 Q49571168, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 13 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the SC-46 Scenic Highway
- 15.8 mi off the Hilton Head Scenic Highway
- 17.1 mi off the Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the S-13 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wright Square: 0.0 mi
- Oglethorpe Square: 0.1 mi
- Johnson Square: 0.1 mi
- Telfair Square: 0.1 mi
- Chippewa Square: 0.2 mi
- General Nathanael Greene: 0.1 mi
- Old City Exchange Bell: 0.2 mi
- African-American Monument: 0.3 mi
- Flame of Freedom: 0.3 mi
- A World Apart / Cracked Earth: 0.3 mi
- Jepson Center for the Arts: 0.2 mi
- Owens-Thomas Museum: 0.2 mi
- Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences: 0.2 mi
- American Prohibition Museum: 0.2 mi
- Davenport House Museum: 0.3 mi
- John Wesley: 0.2 mi
- John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer: 0.2 mi
- Silence is Golden: 0.4 mi
- SCAD Beach: 0.5 mi
- The Waving Girl: 0.5 mi
- River Street Riverboat Company: 0.3 mi
- River Street: 0.3 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley Tours Welcome Center: 0.4 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley: 0.6 mi
- Big Chairs: 0.7 mi
- SCAD Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Fragrant Garden: 0.7 mi
- Victory Heights Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Savannah Botanical Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Savannah Botancial Gardens: 5.0 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: 3.8 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Kirk Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Kilkenny Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Butter Bean Beach: 9.2 mi
- Savannah River Beach: 14.2 mi
- North Beach: 15.0 mi
- Back River Beach: 15.2 mi
- Mid Beach: 15.5 mi
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 4.5 mi
- Wymberly Yacht Club: 7.3 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 17.3 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 10.7 mi
- I-16 Eastbound Weigh Station: 21.4 mi
- I-16 Westbound Weigh Station: 21.6 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 15.0 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 15.0 mi
- Purrysburg: 15.2 mi
- Ebenezer: 21.3 mi
- Sunbury: 24.1 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 5.7 mi
- Tybee National Wildlife Refuge: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wright Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Pine Hill | N 352° | 9 m | 21.1 mi |
| Stevens Hill | N 352° | 8 m | 22.6 mi |
| Long Hill | N 351° | 7 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sassafras Hill | NNE 12° | 4 m | 19.1 mi |
| Laurel Knoll | NNE 15° | 4 m | 19.4 mi |
| Buzzard Knoll | NNE 14° | 4 m | 19.6 mi |
| Calabash Knoll | NNE 14° | 4 m | 19.9 mi |
| Prevent Knoll | NNE 13° | 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/358783789
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 · 22 mi
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