Introduction to Savannah

Savannah the historic riverside birthplace of Georgia, was settled in 1733 by British colonists led by General James Oglethorpe and Colonel William Bull. In 1864 when General William Tecumseh Sherman marched in, the mayor of Savannah gave Sherman's men run of the city in exchange for leaving it untorched. Read More »

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Parks in Chatham County, Georgia

Wright Square
Warren Square
Telfair Square
Waving Girl Monument
Washington Square
Lafayette Square, 1 km (1 mile)
Calhoun Square, 1 km (1 mile)
Myers Park, 4 km (2 miles)
Nathaniel Greene Park, 5 km (3 miles)
Lake Mayer Park, 10 km (6 miles)
Wormsloe State Historic Site, 13 km (8 miles)
Kings Ferry Park, 22 km (14 miles)
National Wassaw Wildlife Refuge, 23 km (14 miles)

Schools in Chatham County, Georgia

Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences
West Side Academy, 4 km (3 miles)
Emmanuel Christian School, 5 km (3 miles)
Rambam Day School, 6 km (4 miles)
Bible Baptist Day School, 7 km (4 miles)
Chatham Academy, 9 km (6 miles)
Gould Elementary School, 10 km (6 miles)
Southwest Elementary School, 18 km (11 miles)

Buildings in Chatham County, Georgia

Savannah Fire Department Station 3
Andrew Low House
Hamilton Turner House
King-Tisdell Foundation Building, 1 km (1 mile)
Savannah Fire Department Station 6, 5 km (3 miles)
Southside Fire Department Station 8, 10 km (6 miles)
Isle of Hope Volunteer Fire Department, 12 km (7 miles)
Savannah Fire Department Station 14, 19 km (12 miles)

Chatham County, Georgia

The Club at Savannah Harbor, 1 km (1 mile)
Edgemere, 5 km (3 miles)
East Savannah Cemetery, 5 km (3 miles)
The Bluff, 5 km (3 miles)
Telfair Junction, 5 km (3 miles)
Woodville, 5 km (3 miles)
Tatumsville, 5 km (3 miles)
Savannah Park of Commerce, 7 km (4 miles)
The Grange Plantation (historical), 9 km (6 miles)
Harrock Hall, 10 km (6 miles)
Rivers End, 11 km (7 miles)
Wymberly on the Marsh, 11 km (7 miles)
Wormsloe, 12 km (7 miles)
Wymberly, 12 km (7 miles)
Harbor Creek, 13 km (8 miles)
Wormsloe Plantation, 13 km (8 miles)
Anderson Plantation (historical), 13 km (8 miles)
New Ferry (historical), 14 km (9 miles)
Nicholsonville, 14 km (9 miles)
Camp Strachan, 15 km (9 miles)
The Landings, 16 km (10 miles)
Camp O'Hara Boy Scout Camp, 17 km (10 miles)
Rio Vista, 17 km (10 miles)
Camp Low, 17 km (11 miles)
Savannah Festival Shops, 20 km (13 miles)
Wright Cemetery, 21 km (13 miles)

Libraries in Chatham County, Georgia

Carnegie Library, 2 km (1 mile)

Channels in Chatham County, Georgia

Wrecks Channel, 3 km (2 miles)
Burnside River, 18 km (11 miles)
Harvey Cut, 21 km (13 miles)
Hammonds Pass, 27 km (17 miles)

Hospitals in Chatham County, Georgia

Mary Telfair Womens Hospital, 6 km (4 miles)
Candler General Hospital, 6 km (4 miles)

Harbors in Chatham County, Georgia

Thunderbolt Harbor, 7 km (4 miles)
Landings Harbor, 16 km (10 miles)

Streams in Chatham County, Georgia

Habersham Creek, 7 km (4 miles)
Haneys Creek, 11 km (7 miles)
Groves Creek, 14 km (9 miles)
Cabbage Creek, 19 km (12 miles)
Bull River, 19 km (12 miles)
Halfmoon River, 19 km (12 miles)
Little Ogeechee River, 21 km (13 miles)
Harvey Creek, 21 km (13 miles)
Cornfield Creek, 22 km (14 miles)
Camp Creek, 29 km (18 miles)
Cane Patch Creek, 30 km (18 miles)
Buckhead Creek, 30 km (19 miles)
Cabbage Garden Creek, 31 km (19 miles)
Newell Creek, 38 km (23 miles)

Airports in Georgia

Savannah International Airport, 12 km (7 miles)

Canals in Chatham County, Georgia

Hardin Canal, 16 km (10 miles)

Streams in Effingham County, Georgia

Knoxboro Creek, 17 km (10 miles)
Rincon Branch, 27 km (17 miles)
Ebenezer Creek, 34 km (21 miles)
Keiffer Branch, 38 km (24 miles)
Nanny Branch, 45 km (28 miles)

Reservoirs in Chatham County, Georgia

Little Ogeechee Pond, 19 km (12 miles)

Bars in Chatham County, Georgia

Cabbage Island Spit, 21 km (13 miles)
Wassaw Breaker, 21 km (13 miles)

Bays in Chatham County, Georgia

Wassaw Sound, 21 km (13 miles)

Capes in Effingham County, Georgia

Lady Washington Point, 22 km (14 miles)

Streams in Bryan County, Georgia

Canoochee River, 23 km (15 miles)
Kilkenny Creek, 35 km (22 miles)

Reservoirs in Effingham County, Georgia

Zeigler Pond, 24 km (15 miles)

Lakes in Chatham County, Georgia

Teal Pond, 24 km (15 miles)
Rocket Pond, 34 km (21 miles)

Effingham County, Georgia

Newington Landing, 24 km (15 miles)
Rincon Cemetery, 29 km (18 miles)
Eden, 30 km (19 miles)
Ebenezer, 34 km (21 miles)
Ebenezer Landing, 34 km (21 miles)
Kieffer Cemetery, 39 km (24 miles)
Newton Cemetery, 45 km (28 miles)

Swamps in Effingham County, Georgia

Hardin Swamp, 25 km (15 miles)

Schools in Bryan County, Georgia

Richmond Hill Primary School, 26 km (16 miles)
Richmond Hill Christian School, 33 km (20 miles)
Lanier Primary School, 42 km (26 miles)

Buildings in Effingham County, Georgia

Rincon Town Hall, 27 km (17 miles)
Guyton Town Hall, 40 km (25 miles)

Bryan County, Georgia

Burnt Church Cemetery, 28 km (17 miles)
Campground Cemetery, 39 km (24 miles)

Airports in Effingham County, Georgia

Cypress Lakes Airport, 30 km (19 miles)

Schools in Effingham County, Georgia

Eden School (historical), 31 km (19 miles)
Effingham County Middle School, 39 km (24 miles)
Riverside School (historical), 42 km (26 miles)

Bays in Bryan County, Georgia

Buttermilk Sound, 36 km (22 miles)

Lakes in Effingham County, Georgia

Keiffer Pond, 38 km (24 miles)

Parks in Effingham County, Georgia

Guyton Historic District, 40 km (25 miles)

Bulloch County, Georgia

Captain William Cone Bridge, 42 km (26 miles)
Burnsed Bridge, 43 km (27 miles)

Airports in Liberty County, Georgia

Youmans Landing Airfield, 42 km (26 miles)

Streams in Liberty County, Georgia

Yellow Bluff Creek, 43 km (26 miles)

Swamps in Bryan County, Georgia

Caney Bay, 43 km (27 miles)

Liberty County, Georgia

Yellow Bluff Fishing Camp, 44 km (27 miles)

Streams in Bulloch County, Georgia

Caney Branch, 44 km (27 miles)

Buildings in Liberty County, Georgia

Midway Volunteer Fire Department, 45 km (28 miles)

Schools in Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty Elementary School, 46 km (28 miles)

Capes in Liberty County, Georgia

Carrs Neck, 46 km (29 miles)

Stream Bends in Liberty County, Georgia

The Halfmoon, 46 km (29 miles)

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Cerro Cabaireima, a mountain in Estado Bolivar, Venezuela
Ci Jurey, a stream in West Java, Indonesia
Commissioner District 8 in Lincoln County, Tennessee
Dukey Tank, a water tank in Coconino County, Arizona
Itak Ikot in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Lac Kaumukumanaw, a lake in Quebec
Lago Nhancone, a lake in Provincia de Inhambane, Mozambique
Ledingham Lake, a lake in Northwest Territories
Ngoulo, a stream in Central African Republic
Nishikanta in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
Nurmis, a stream in Respublika Kareliya, Russia
Ostrov Knyazevskiy, an island in Yamalo-Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
Pangsang in P'yongan-namdo, North Korea
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Puerto Navidad, a cove in Region de Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena, Chile
Reg Essaoui Mellene, a stony desert in Wilaya d' Illizi, Algeria
Rudkhaneh-ye Madian, a stream in Ostan-e Lorestan, Iran
Ryans Hill, a hill in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Siah Reg in Wilayat-e Daykundi, Afghanistan
Sidi Abd el Kader in Wilaya de Chlef, Algeria
Sokawera in Central Java, Indonesia
South Caroliniana Library, a library in Richland County, South Carolina
Tandjongbeuluru in Provinsi Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia
Tang-e Ab Konareh, a gorge in Ostan-e Fars, Iran
United Methodist Church, a church in Ida County, Iowa
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