Keystone Heights Moon Tree
Keystone Heights Moon Tree is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Garrison Hammock stands 25 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Keystone Beach, a park 0.1 miles away. OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE passes 16 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
"Moon Tree" American Sycamore (platanus occidentialis) grown from a seed that traveled to the Moon on Apollo 14, February 1971, Planted at this site 1984
The story
city in Clay County, Florida, United States
Wikidata Q602301, matched on coordinates and name (683 m apart).
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE
- 18.0 mi off the JC PENNEY MEM HWY
- 23.4 mi off the FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, National
- 28.1 mi off the WILLIAM BARTRAM TRL
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 21 mi
- Observation Tower · 22 mi
- North Overlook · 29 mi
- South Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Keystone Beach: 0.1 mi
- Keystone Beach: 0.1 mi
- Sesentenil Park: 0.2 mi
- McDavid Park: 0.5 mi
- Speedville Community Park: 2.0 mi
- Gold Head Branch State Park: 6.1 mi
- Ordway-Swisher Biological Station: 6.1 mi
- Ordway-Swisher Biological Station: 7.9 mi
- Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
- Belmore State Forest Ates Creek Tract: 10.8 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 19.7 mi
- Artistic Ball: 20.4 mi
- Gator Ubiquity: 20.7 mi
- Albert A. Murphree: 20.8 mi
- The Potato: 20.9 mi
- Edgar Post Office: 13.7 mi
- City of Gainesville: 19.7 mi
- East Florida Seminary: 19.7 mi
- Spanish Cattle Ranching: 19.7 mi
- First Gainesville Skirmish: 19.7 mi
- The Thomas Center Gardens: 19.5 mi
- McRorie Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Garden: 19.7 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 20.8 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 20.8 mi
- Waldo Historical Railway Museum: 8.3 mi
- Eugene l. Matthews historical museum: 12.2 mi
- Hawthorne Historical Museum and Culture Center: 13.8 mi
- Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center: 19.5 mi
- Matheson History Museum: 19.6 mi
- Lake Lowry West Spring: 6.2 mi
- Lake Lowery East Spring: 6.3 mi
- Lake Lowery North Spring: 6.7 mi
- Magnesia Springs: 15.4 mi
- Heilbronn Spring: 18.4 mi
- Gainesville Raceway: 14.9 mi
- Large Cypress Tree: 17.5 mi
- Century Tower: 20.9 mi
- Ring of Honor: 21.1 mi
- Ben Hill Griffin Stadium: 21.1 mi
- Garrison Hammock: 18.6 mi
- Little Garrison Hammock: 19.3 mi
- 38th Street Park Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Keystone Heights Moon Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hammock | SSW 202° | 25 m | 18.6 mi |
| Little Garrison Hammock | SSW 203° | 21 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:58 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 65 | 59 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Starke, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11399309617
Day trips start here
- Green Cove Springs · 25 mi
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