Turtle River Park
Turtle River Park is a park in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Pilcher Hill stands 19 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Blythe Island Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Blythe Island Park: 0.8 mi
- Blythe Island County Park: 2.1 mi
- Arco Park: 2.5 mi
- Arco Park: 2.5 mi
- Seldon Park: 2.6 mi
- Halfmoon Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Gascoigne Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Pikes Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Clarks Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Ballast Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Driftwood Beach: 9.9 mi
- 11th Streeth Public Beach Access: 10.0 mi
- 9th Street Public Beach Access: 10.0 mi
- 7th Street Public Beach Access: 10.1 mi
- 6th Street Public Beach Access: 10.2 mi
- 1st Brunswick Stew Pot: 4.0 mi
- Liberty Ship: 4.0 mi
- Lover's Oak: 4.8 mi
- Needwood Baptist Church: 8.9 mi
- Fort Frederica: 9.3 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 3.3 mi
- Liz Hill: 9.6 mi
- Pennant Hill: 10.4 mi
- Oyster Shell: 16.2 mi
- Pilcher Hill: 20.1 mi
- Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation: 9.6 mi
- Saint Simons Island Lighthouse Museum: 9.8 mi
- Boathouse: 10.6 mi
- World War II Home Front Museum: 10.7 mi
- Jekyll Island Museum: 11.8 mi
- Lanier Oak: 4.6 mi
- Captain Phillips Dolphin Boat Tour: 11.6 mi
- Georgia Sea Turtle Center: 11.7 mi
- Tidelands Nature Center: 12.9 mi
- Fort King George Historic Site: 14.3 mi
- Tidelands Nature Center: 12.9 mi
- Ceylon Wildlife Management Area: 17.1 mi
- Cumberland Island National Seashore: 22.2 mi
- DWVP: 23.4 mi
- Sapelo Island National Estuarine Sanctuary: 23.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Clam Creek Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- South Dunes Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf: 9.8 mi
- Turtle: 12.7 mi
- Waters Garden: 8.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turtle River Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilcher Hill | N 352° | 19 m | 20.1 mi |
| London Hill | S 189° | 7 m | 23.5 mi |
| Liz Hill | N 1° | 6 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pennant Hill | N 352° | 6 m | 10.4 mi |
| Oyster Shell | N 354° | 3 m | 16.2 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | SSE 154° | 1 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:58 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:52 | 17:29 |
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 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick, 3 mi away.
- Cliff Swallow8 obs
- Diamondback Terrapin6 obs
- Atlantic Blue Crab6 obs
- Squirrel Tree Frog6 obs
- cabbage palmetto5 obs
- Brown Pelican4 obs
- Piping Plover4 obs
- Barn Swallow4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358775162
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