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Dockside Watersports

Dockside Watersports from directly overhead

Dockside Watersports is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Sandy Mountain stands 90 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Destin History & Fishing Museum, a museum 0.5 miles away. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 14 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2006

What to expect

Operated by
B. Belser
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.39276, -86.50220

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Captain Leonard Destin Park: 0.8 mi
  • Clement Taylor Park: 0.8 mi
  • Dalton G. Threadgill Park: 0.8 mi
  • Dewey Destin Park: 1.0 mi
  • Mattie Kelly Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Osprey CV-22 Memorial: 11.4 mi
  • Colonel Hart Memorial: 11.6 mi
  • Combat Talon: 11.9 mi
  • Hmong Special Guerilla Unitsm: 11.9 mi
  • Air America Memorial: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Stingray Bay: 5.4 mi
  • Turtle Island: 5.4 mi
  • Dolphin Pavilion: 5.4 mi
  • Seal Harbor: 5.5 mi
  • Pinguin Preserve: 5.5 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Princess Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Public Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Navarre Beach: 21.5 mi
Peaks: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Veterans Park Rookery: 5.4 mi
  • Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park: 8.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Eglin Blue Spring: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Boiling Creek Bridge: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dockside Watersports. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandy MountainNE 35°90 m22.7 mi
Scrub HillENE 60°44 m24.7 mi
Topsail HillE 98°3 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:58
June solstice05:4519:1719:52
September equinox06:3518:1218:44
December solstice06:3916:1416:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545762687682848381726357
Precip in4.55.04.74.63.24.75.86.15.22.84.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Destin FT Walton Beach AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5885403685

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