Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned)
Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) is a lighthouse in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Storm Hill stands 14 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jekyll Point, a beach 3.0 miles away. A1A OCEAN ISLANDS TRAIL (OBS) passes 21 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Little Cumberland Island Lighthouse is a privately owned lighthouse in Georgia, United States, on the north end of Little Cumberland Island adjacent to main Cumberland Island, in Camden County on the southeast coast of Georgia. When in service the light marked the entrance to St. Andrew Sound and the Satilla River. It also marked a shoal that extends about 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) south-southeasterly of the light.
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Dates from 1838.
Wikidata Q6649701, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1838
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the A1A OCEAN ISLANDS TRAIL (OBS)
- 23.0 mi off the Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- St. Andrews Picnic Area and Beach: 3.3 mi
- High Point-Halfmoon Bluff Historic District: 4.1 mi
- Village Green: 4.9 mi
- Jekyll Island State Park Authority: 7.8 mi
- Neptune Park: 11.0 mi
- High Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Halfmoon Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Stockwell Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Brickhill Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Horsepen Bluff: 6.3 mi
- The Wanderer Memorial: 3.4 mi
- wharf ruins: 3.8 mi
- Old Spanish Mission: 6.5 mi
- The Horton House: 8.7 mi
- S.S. Oklahoma and Esso Baton Rouge Marker: 11.9 mi
- Jekyll Point: 3.0 mi
- Glory: 3.4 mi
- Shark Tooth Beach: 4.3 mi
- Marker Post: 6.2 mi
- Driftwood Beach: 9.4 mi
- Jekyll Island Museum: 5.7 mi
- Saint Simons Island Lighthouse Museum: 11.0 mi
- World War II Home Front Museum: 11.9 mi
- Boathouse: 12.0 mi
- Ice House Museum: 15.7 mi
- Tidelands Nature Center: 4.3 mi
- Captain Phillips Dolphin Boat Tour: 5.7 mi
- Georgia Sea Turtle Center: 5.8 mi
- Lanier Oak: 13.0 mi
- USS George Bancroft: 16.5 mi
- Tidelands Nature Center: 4.3 mi
- Cumberland Island National Seashore: 9.3 mi
- Ceylon Wildlife Management Area: 12.8 mi
- DWVP: 15.1 mi
- Fort Clinch State Park: 20.0 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 13.4 mi
- London Hill: 14.2 mi
- McClure Hill: 20.5 mi
- Storm Hill: 20.7 mi
- South Dunes Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Clam Creek Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Turtle: 4.9 mi
- North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf: 10.9 mi
- Arts Are Alive Project: 21.3 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 20.8 mi
- Official Florida Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
- Waters Garden: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Hill | WSW 237° | 14 m | 20.7 mi |
| McClure Hill | S 186° | 10 m | 20.5 mi |
| London Hill | SW 234° | 7 m | 14.2 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | NNW 332° | 1 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:57 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:52 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick 23 S, 12 mi away.
Mean tidal range 6.56 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Raccoon Key Spit, GA, 4 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 89001407OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Little Cumberland Island Lighthouse, reference 89001407, listed 08/28/89.
OpenStreetMap element node/3230752499
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