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Savannah National Wildlife Refuge

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Honey Hill stands 12 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. SC-46 Scenic Highway passes 6.9 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates32.16062, -81.10021

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 1.1 mi
  • Port Wentworth Ball Fields: 3.4 mi
  • Pennyworth Island - Natural Resource Park 6: 3.7 mi
  • Susie King Taylor Square: 4.7 mi
  • Susie King Taylor Square: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 58
Museums: 41
Artworks: 26
Attractions: 17
  • River Street Riverboat Company: 5.5 mi
  • River Street: 5.6 mi
  • Big Chairs: 5.6 mi
  • Oglethorpe Trolley: 5.6 mi
  • Oglethorpe Trolley Tours Welcome Center: 5.7 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Sassafras Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Laurel Knoll: 14.1 mi
  • Buzzard Knoll: 14.3 mi
  • Calabash Knoll: 14.6 mi
  • Prevent Knoll: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Plant Demonstration: 1.7 mi
  • SCAD Community Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Fragrant Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Victory Heights Community Garden: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Beaches: 8
  • Butter Bean Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Savannah River Beach: 17.0 mi
  • North Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Mid Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Back River Beach: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Honey HillNNE 23°12 m24.2 mi
Dry Pine HillN 351°9 m15.4 mi
Stevens HillN 351°8 m16.9 mi
Turkey HillN 350°8 m22.3 mi
Long HillN 349°7 m17.5 mi
Beech HillN 350°7 m22.2 mi
Barnwell HillNE 35°5 m20.7 mi
Sassafras HillNNE 19°4 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:1919:5920:35
September equinox07:1318:5019:23
December solstice07:2216:4717:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515460677480838278695953
Precip in3.32.83.53.43.66.65.75.54.43.72.43.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savannah Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Alligator693 obs
  • Common Gallinule338 obs
  • Anhinga289 obs
  • Little Blue Heron247 obs
  • Great Blue Heron228 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird200 obs
  • Snowy Egret189 obs
  • Great Egret183 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1549137171

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