Sapelo Island

Sapelo Island is a state-protected barrier island located in . The island is accessible only by boat; the primary ferry comes from the Sapelo Island Visitors Center in McIntosh County, Georgia, a seven-mile, twenty-minute trip.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: island and unincorporated settlement in Georgia, United States of America
  • Also known as: Reynolds Estate”, “Sapelo”, “Sapelo Island, GA”, “Sapelo Island, Georgia”, and “Sapeloe Island
  • Postal code: 31327

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sapelo Lighthouse and Behavior Cemetery.

Lighthouse
Sapelo Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in , , near the southern tip of Sapelo Island. It is the nation's second-oldest brick lighthouse and the oldest survivor among lighthouses designed by Winslow Lewis.

Cemetery
is a historic on Sapelo Island outside Hog Hammock, Georgia. The cemetery is located at the south end of Sapelo Island, 1.25 miles west of Hog Hammock, about 300 feet off of Airport Road. is situated 2 miles north of Sapelo Island.

Sapelo Island

Latitude
31.39745° or 31° 23′ 51″ north
Longitude
-81.27871° or 81° 16′ 43″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
863W9PWC+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154005047
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4048158
Wiki­data ID
Q515603
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Sapelo Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Sapelo Island
  • Cebuano: Sapelo Island
  • Chinese: 萨佩洛岛
  • Danish: Sapelo Island
  • Dutch: Sapelo Island
  • French: île de Sapelo
  • French: Île de Sapelo
  • Haitian: Sapelo Island, Georgie
  • Indonesian: Pulau Sapelo
  • Japanese: サペロ島
  • Spanish: Isla Sapelo
  • Swedish: Sapeloön

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