Is St. Simons safe? United States travel risk
Is St. Simons safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
St. Simons scores 36/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
St. Simons scores 36/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to St. Simons: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 36 is higher than 32% of the cities we score.
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Territorial & Position Context
St. Simons belongs to Georgia (United States), centered at coordinates 31.1775° N, 81.3857° W. Distance to Washington is 946.5 km towards the NNE.
Georgia
31.1775° N, 81.3857° W
Lowland
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of St. Simons happened in April (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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