Savannah History Museum
Savannah History Museum is a museum in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Dry Pine Hill stands 9 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Hill Redoubt reconstruction, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. SC-46 Scenic Highway passes 12 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Savannah station is a former passenger depot and trainshed constructed in 1860 by the Central of Georgia Railway (CofG) before the outbreak of the American Civil War. This pair of buildings was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976, a listing that was expanded in 1978 to the old Central of Georgia Railway Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities. Located on the northwest corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Louisville Road in the city's historic downtown, the red brick passenger terminal of the CofG complex houses the Savannah Visitor Center and the Savannah History Museum. The site complex includes several notable structures, including cotton yard, a blacksmith shop, a brick viaduct and the trainshed, as well as an office car and caboose. It is owned by the Coastal Heritage Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of coastal Georgia and adjacent regions. The Savannah History Museum is located at 303 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Georgia State Route 25 Connector). The museum is housed inside the old passenger terminal. It contains artifacts and exhibits relating to the history of Savannah from its establishment to the current time. The shops and terminal facilities were listed separately on June 2, 1978, and the Coastal Heritage Society opened the museum on the site in 1989.
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Wikidata Q7427856, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 11 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the SC-46 Scenic Highway
- 16.0 mi off the Hilton Head Scenic Highway
- 16.7 mi off the Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the US-278 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Battlefield Park: 0.0 mi
- Alex Townsend Grand Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- Elbert Square: 0.1 mi
- Pulaski Square: 0.2 mi
- Orleans Square: 0.2 mi
- Spring Hill Redoubt reconstruction: 0.0 mi
- Flame of Freedom: 0.3 mi
- Casimir Pulaski Monument: 0.4 mi
- Wright Square: 0.4 mi
- General Nathanael Greene: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Art: 0.1 mi
- Roundhouse Railroad Museum: 0.1 mi
- Savannah Children's Museum: 0.2 mi
- Georgia State Railroad Museum: 0.2 mi
- Jepson Center for the Arts: 0.3 mi
- Silence is Golden: 0.1 mi
- SCAD Beach: 0.1 mi
- SCAD Sign: 0.3 mi
- SCAD Sign: 0.3 mi
- SCAD Sign: 0.4 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley Tours Welcome Center: 0.1 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley: 0.3 mi
- Big Chairs: 0.4 mi
- River Street Riverboat Company: 0.6 mi
- River Street: 0.8 mi
- SCAD Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Fragrant Garden: 0.6 mi
- Victory Heights Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Savannah Botanical Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Savannah Botancial Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Sassafras Hill: 19.4 mi
- Laurel Knoll: 19.6 mi
- Buzzard Knoll: 19.8 mi
- Calabash Knoll: 20.2 mi
- Prevent Knoll: 20.3 mi
- Causton Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Kirk Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Kilkenny Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Butter Bean Beach: 9.1 mi
- Savannah River Beach: 14.6 mi
- North Beach: 15.3 mi
- Back River Beach: 15.6 mi
- Mid Beach: 15.9 mi
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 4.8 mi
- Wymberly Yacht Club: 7.4 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 17.5 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 10.6 mi
- I-16 Eastbound Weigh Station: 21.1 mi
- I-16 Westbound Weigh Station: 21.2 mi
- Purrysburg: 15.3 mi
- Ebenezer: 21.3 mi
- Sunbury: 23.8 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 15.4 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 15.4 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 5.8 mi
- Tybee National Wildlife Refuge: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Savannah History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Pine Hill | N 354° | 9 m | 21.2 mi |
| Stevens Hill | N 353° | 8 m | 22.6 mi |
| Long Hill | N 352° | 7 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sassafras Hill | NNE 13° | 4 m | 19.4 mi |
| Laurel Knoll | NNE 16° | 4 m | 19.6 mi |
| Buzzard Knoll | NNE 15° | 4 m | 19.8 mi |
| Calabash Knoll | NNE 15° | 4 m | 20.2 mi |
| Prevent Knoll | NNE 14° | 4 m | 20.3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/566232312
Day trips start here
- Savannah · 1 mi
- Port Wentworth · 8 mi
- Skidaway Island · 11 mi
- Tybee Island · 15 mi
- Bluffton · 18 mi
- Hilton Head Island · 22 mi
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