Saint Simons Island Lighthouse Museum
Saint Simons Island Lighthouse Museum is a museum in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. London Hill stands 7 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
museum on St. Simons Island, Georgia
Dates from 1868.
Wikidata Q61940058, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Neptune Park: 0.1 mi
- Mallery Park: 0.5 mi
- Demere Park: 0.8 mi
- Massingale Park: 1.0 mi
- Coast Guard/East Beach: 1.5 mi
- Gascoigne Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Pikes Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Halfmoon Bluff: 10.0 mi
- High Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Halfmoon Bluff: 14.7 mi
- 11th Streeth Public Beach Access: 0.2 mi
- 9th Street Public Beach Access: 0.3 mi
- 7th Street Public Beach Access: 0.4 mi
- 6th Street Public Beach Access: 0.4 mi
- 5th Street Public Beach Access: 0.5 mi
- S.S. Oklahoma and Esso Baton Rouge Marker: 1.5 mi
- The Horton House: 2.6 mi
- Lover's Oak: 5.5 mi
- Fort Frederica: 6.2 mi
- Liberty Ship: 6.2 mi
- Boathouse: 1.4 mi
- World War II Home Front Museum: 1.4 mi
- Jekyll Island Museum: 5.4 mi
- Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation: 12.4 mi
- Ashantilly Center: 17.1 mi
- Lanier Oak: 5.3 mi
- Georgia Sea Turtle Center: 5.4 mi
- Captain Phillips Dolphin Boat Tour: 5.5 mi
- Tidelands Nature Center: 6.8 mi
- Fort King George Historic Site: 15.9 mi
- Tidelands Nature Center: 6.8 mi
- Ceylon Wildlife Management Area: 18.7 mi
- Cumberland Island National Seashore: 19.5 mi
- Sapelo Island National Estuarine Sanctuary: 23.0 mi
- DWVP: 23.6 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 7.6 mi
- Liz Hill: 16.1 mi
- Pennant Hill: 17.6 mi
- Oyster Shell: 22.7 mi
- London Hill: 23.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Clam Creek Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- South Dunes Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf: 0.1 mi
- Turtle: 6.1 mi
- Waters Garden: 2.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint Simons Island Lighthouse Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Hill | SSW 213° | 7 m | 23.1 mi |
| Liz Hill | NNW 327° | 6 m | 16.1 mi |
| Pennant Hill | NW 324° | 6 m | 17.6 mi |
| Oyster Shell | NNW 332° | 3 m | 22.7 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | W 277° | 1 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:51 | 17:28 |
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 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 71 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick-mckinnon AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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