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Mashes Sands Beach

Mashes Sands Beach from directly overhead

Mashes Sands Beach is a beach in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Sand Hills stands 3 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Point State Park, a park 2.6 miles away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY passes 2.5 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

The story

county park in Wakulla County, Florida

Wikidata Q14686202, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.97448, -84.34153

Overlooks nearby

96 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 36
  • Crays River Rise: 4.1 mi
  • Panacea Mineral Spring 1: 5.1 mi
  • Panacea Mineral Spring 2: 5.1 mi
  • Panacea Mineral Spring 3: 5.1 mi
  • Spring Creek 11: 6.9 mi
Parks: 28
  • Bald Point State Park: 2.6 mi
  • Woolley Park: 4.6 mi
  • Panacea Park: 5.0 mi
  • Panacea Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Public Beach Access: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Pickleariun: 4.3 mi
  • Nurse Sharks: 4.4 mi
  • Alligator Point: 6.4 mi
  • Observation Deck: 16.9 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Southern Dunes: 4.2 mi
  • Sawdust Mountain: 14.1 mi
  • Sand Hills: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Shell Point Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Wilson Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Carabelle Beach: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Jesus: 10.2 mi
  • Great Blue Heron: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Butterfly Garden: 13.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillsNE 54°3 m20.4 mi
Southern DunesS 182°2 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1819:49
June solstice06:3820:0720:42
September equinox07:2619:0419:35
December solstice07:3017:0717:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525561677480828278706054

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Panacea 1 S, 9 mi away.

Mean tidal range 2.31 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Bald Point, Ochlockonee Bay, FL, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/154615134

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