National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Dry Pine Hill stands 9 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is a non-profit organization with a museum facility located in Pooler, Georgia, in the western suburbs of Savannah. It educates visitors through the use of exhibits, artifacts, archival materials, and stories, most of which are dedicated to the history of the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Corps that served in the European Theatre during World War II. Among the many World War II exhibits are aircraft including a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber that can be viewed while being restored, a model of a Messerschmitt Bf 109G fighter, and a 3/4-scale model of a P-51 Mustang fighter. Aircraft on display outside include the B-47 Stratojet, MiG-17, and F-4 Phantom II from the post-WWII Cold War era.
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Dates from 1996-05-14.
Wikidata Q6844116, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway
- 15.1 mi off the SC-46 Scenic Highway
- 16.9 mi off the Hilton Head Scenic Highway
- 20.2 mi off the US-278 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pooler Recreation Park: 0.9 mi
- Tom Triplett Park: 1.9 mi
- County Owned Savannah and Ogeechee Canal (DB 100U/509): 2.5 mi
- ParkWest Commuity Park: 5.1 mi
- ParkWest Community Park: 5.2 mi
- Montieth Plantation: 5.1 mi
- Spring Hill Redoubt reconstruction: 8.5 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 8.5 mi
- Flame of Freedom: 8.6 mi
- A World Apart / Cracked Earth: 8.8 mi
- The Houston Museum: 7.6 mi
- Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum and Nature Center: 7.9 mi
- Georgia State Railroad Museum: 8.3 mi
- Savannah Children's Museum: 8.3 mi
- Roundhouse Railroad Museum: 8.4 mi
- Giant Cow Mailbox: 5.5 mi
- Great Dane: 7.6 mi
- SCAD Sign: 8.0 mi
- Keller's Flea Market Giant Cow Mascot: 8.1 mi
- SCAD Sign: 8.2 mi
- F-4C Phantom: 0.1 mi
- Big Chairs: 8.1 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley: 8.2 mi
- Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens: 8.3 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley Tours Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
- SCAD Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Fragrant Garden: 8.8 mi
- Plant Demonstration: 10.2 mi
- Savannah Botanical Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Dry Pine Hill: 19.2 mi
- Sassafras Hill: 20.4 mi
- Stevens Hill: 20.5 mi
- Long Hill: 20.9 mi
- Laurel Knoll: 21.0 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Causton Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Horse Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Saint Peters Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Bear Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Butter Bean Beach: 15.3 mi
- Savannah River Beach: 23.0 mi
- North Beach: 23.8 mi
- Back River Beach: 24.0 mi
- Mid Beach: 24.4 mi
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 13.3 mi
- Wymberly Yacht Club: 14.3 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 18.2 mi
- Cay Creek: 24.9 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 7.9 mi
- I-16 Eastbound Weigh Station: 12.6 mi
- I-16 Westbound Weigh Station: 12.7 mi
- Purrysburg: 14.3 mi
- Ebenezer: 18.3 mi
- Sunbury: 24.1 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse: 23.8 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 23.8 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 23.8 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 8.6 mi
- Tybee National Wildlife Refuge: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Pine Hill | NNE 17° | 9 m | 19.2 mi |
| Stevens Hill | NNE 15° | 8 m | 20.5 mi |
| Long Hill | NNE 13° | 7 m | 20.9 mi |
| Sassafras Hill | NE 38° | 4 m | 20.4 mi |
| Laurel Knoll | NE 40° | 4 m | 21.0 mi |
| Buzzard Knoll | NE 39° | 4 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mill Hill | NE 35° | 4 m | 21.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | N 11° | 4 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:48 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1291186662
Day trips start here
- Port Wentworth · 5 mi
- Savannah · 9 mi
- Skidaway Island · 17 mi
- Bluffton · 24 mi
- Tybee Island · 24 mi
- Hilton Head Island · 29 mi
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