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Hillsborough Square

Hillsborough Square from directly overhead

Hillsborough Square is a park in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Pilcher Hill stands 19 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Brunswick Old Town Historic District, a park 0.1 miles away. Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates31.14763, -81.49045

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Cliffs: 25
Beaches: 15
  • Driftwood Beach: 5.6 mi
  • 11th Streeth Public Beach Access: 6.0 mi
  • 9th Street Public Beach Access: 6.1 mi
  • 7th Street Public Beach Access: 6.2 mi
  • 6th Street Public Beach Access: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Liberty Ship: 0.4 mi
  • Lover's Oak: 0.4 mi
  • 1st Brunswick Stew Pot: 0.4 mi
  • The Horton House: 5.5 mi
  • S.S. Oklahoma and Esso Baton Rouge Marker: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Buzzards Roost: 1.8 mi
  • Liz Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Pennant Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Oyster Shell: 19.7 mi
  • London Hill: 21.4 mi
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Lanier Oak: 0.9 mi
  • Captain Phillips Dolphin Boat Tour: 7.3 mi
  • Georgia Sea Turtle Center: 7.4 mi
  • Tidelands Nature Center: 8.6 mi
  • Fort King George Historic Site: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Clam Creek Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • South Dunes Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf: 5.7 mi
  • Turtle: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Waters Garden: 5.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilcher HillNNW 345°19 m23.6 mi
London HillSSW 199°7 m21.4 mi
Liz HillNNW 346°6 m12.9 mi
Pennant HillNNW 340°6 m14.0 mi
Oyster ShellNNW 345°3 m19.7 mi
Buzzards RoostW 268°1 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2319:5820:34
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2116:5217:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535661687580838278706155
Precip in3.53.13.83.13.06.44.97.06.34.62.02.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick, 2 mi away.

  • Boat-tailed Grackle29 obs
  • White Ibis27 obs
  • American White Pelican25 obs
  • Snowy Egret25 obs
  • Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab24 obs
  • Tricolored Heron22 obs
  • Roseate Spoonbill22 obs
  • Laughing Gull22 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/321123792

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