Tybee Island
Tybee Island is a popular beach town and barrier island 18 mi east of Savannah along the Atlantic coast of Georgia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tybee Post Theater and Cockspur Island Light.
Tybee Post Theater
Theater building
Tybee Post Theater is a movie theatre located on Tybee Island, Georgia, United States. It was constructed in 1930 by the military for the local fort Fort Screven.
Cockspur Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cockspur Island Light is the smallest lighthouse in Georgia. It ceased operation as an active beacon in 1909. It has been relit since 2007 for historical rather than navigational purposes.
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. It preserves Fort Pulaski, the place where the Union Army successfully tested rifled cannons in 1862, the success of which rendered brick fortifications obsolete.
Tybee Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Big Tybee Island”, “Great Tibe Island”, “Little Tybee Island”, “Tiby Island”, and “Tybe Island”
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Chatham County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.01549° or 32° 0′ 56″ northLongitude
-80.86122° or 80° 51′ 40″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
864X248Q+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 358706881OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4227592
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Tybee Island” goes by many names.
- French: “Tybee Island”
- German: “Tybee Island”
- Portuguese: “Tybee Island”
- Spanish: “Tybee Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alligator Pond at Crab Shack and Fish Art.
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