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Saint Johns Bluff

Saint Johns Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Saint Johns Bluff is a cliff in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Mount Cornelia stands 15 m to the northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ribault Monument, a park 0.2 miles away. A1A OCEAN ISLANDS TRAIL (OBS) passes 3.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.38746, -81.49314

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ribault Monument: 0.2 mi
  • Fort Caroline National Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Fulton Road Landing: 0.9 mi
  • Palms Fish Camp: 1.3 mi
  • Joe Carlucci Sisters Creek Park & Boat Ramp: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 47
  • Monty's Marina Deep-Sea Fishing: 3.6 mi
  • Kingsley Plantation: 4.9 mi
  • Frog Hopper: 8.4 mi
  • Area 51 Laser Tag: 8.5 mi
  • Batting Cages: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 19
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 12
Gardens: 9
  • Kingsley Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Asian Bamboo Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Lower Olmsted Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Upper Olmsted Garden: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 7
  • Betz-Tiger Point Preserve: 7.2 mi
  • Cradle Creek Preserve: 9.2 mi
  • Pablo Creek Perserve: 10.8 mi
  • Seaton Creek Preserve: 14.0 mi
  • Fort Clinch State Park: 21.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Pottsburg Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Wadesboro Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Ww Gay 1 Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Ww Gay 2 Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Sunowa Spring: 23.5 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Round Top: 2.7 mi
  • Indian Mound: 4.4 mi
  • Mount Cornelia: 5.0 mi
  • McClure Hill: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CorneliaNE 52°15 m5.0 mi
McClure HillN 7°10 m20.5 mi
Round TopNW 321°8 m2.7 mi
Indian MoundESE 110°3 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2519:5720:32
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:1916:5417:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555863687480828279726358
Precip in3.02.43.02.43.06.36.16.97.36.02.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksonville Craig Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358704941

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