The Gainesville Solar Walk
The Gainesville Solar Walk is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Underwood Hill stands 55 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Westside Recreation Center, a park 0.2 miles away. OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE passes 3.6 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 6 mi
- Observation Tower · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Westside Recreation Center: 0.2 mi
- Loblolly Woods South: 0.3 mi
- Loblolly Woods North: 0.7 mi
- 38th Street Park: 0.7 mi
- Law School Park: 1.0 mi
- Glen Springs: 1.8 mi
- Boulware Springs: 4.7 mi
- Magnesia Springs: 14.4 mi
- Hornsby Spring: 18.7 mi
- Worthington Spring: 18.7 mi
- Lake Alice Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Butterfly Rainforest: 1.6 mi
- Split Rock Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Lake Kanapaha: 3.5 mi
- Sweetwater Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Timucua Burial Mound: 1.0 mi
- Gatorade's Birthplace: 1.5 mi
- Historic Marker- Children's Literature Collection: 1.9 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 1.9 mi
- Historic Marker- Latin American Studies: 1.9 mi
- 34th Street Wall: 0.9 mi
- Alpha Gator Statue: 1.4 mi
- Lion Statue: 1.4 mi
- Albert & Alberta: 1.5 mi
- Tim Tebow (2007): 1.5 mi
- Bat House Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Field & Fork Farm and Gardens: 1.2 mi
- University Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Ficke Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Lee Chira Family Heisman Plaza: 1.5 mi
- Heritage Hall: 1.5 mi
- Florida Museum of Natural History: 1.6 mi
- A. Quinn Jones House: 2.2 mi
- Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention: 3.0 mi
- Matheson History Museum: 3.2 mi
- Bat House: 1.2 mi
- Bat House: 1.2 mi
- Bat House: 1.2 mi
- Ben Hill Griffin Stadium: 1.5 mi
- Ring of Honor: 1.5 mi
- Spring Hill: 15.4 mi
- Little Garrison Hammock: 15.9 mi
- Garrison Hammock: 16.0 mi
- Underwood Hill: 16.2 mi
- Spring Hill: 20.9 mi
- 38th Street Park Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Oak Canopy Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Traxler: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Gainesville Solar Walk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Hill | NW 316° | 55 m | 16.2 mi |
| Spring Hill | NW 321° | 43 m | 15.4 mi |
| Spring Hill | SW 219° | 40 m | 20.9 mi |
| Garrison Hammock | ESE 123° | 25 m | 16.0 mi |
| Little Garrison Hammock | SE 126° | 21 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 17:00 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville Rgnl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3903841805
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