Helen
Helen is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Calico Hill stands 11 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Trout Pond GFA Trailhead, a park 2.1 miles away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Leon County, Florida, United States
How to reach it
- On the BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Trout Pond GFA Trailhead: 2.1 mi
- Leon Sinks Geological Area: 3.2 mi
- Leon Sinks Geological Area: 3.3 mi
- Springhill Motorcycle Trails: 4.0 mi
- Camp Indian Springs: 6.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.1 mi
- Wakulla Spring: 7.7 mi
- Double Springs: 8.6 mi
- Northside Spring 2: 8.6 mi
- Northside Spring 1: 8.6 mi
- Blockhouse: 11.1 mi
- Integration Statue: 11.2 mi
- Lancy Amelie Gray: 11.4 mi
- Four Corners of History Exhibit: 11.5 mi
- Tallahassee Civil Rights Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Celebration: 10.1 mi
- Rollycoaster: 10.2 mi
- Unconquered Statue: 10.7 mi
- Declaration: 10.7 mi
- Sculpture garden: 10.8 mi
- Tallahassee Museum: 7.8 mi
- Old Wakulla County Jail: 9.2 mi
- San Luis Mission Museum: 10.9 mi
- Mission San Luis: 10.9 mi
- R.A. Gray Florida History Museum: 11.3 mi
- Silver Lake Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- Anita Davis Preserve at Henrietta Lake Park: 8.6 mi
- E. Guy Revell, Junior Nature Trail Conservation Area: 9.7 mi
- Talquin WMA: 10.6 mi
- Fort Braden Trails: 11.1 mi
- Seminole Organic Garden: 10.9 mi
- Plantasia: 11.1 mi
- Dent Street Diggers Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Southwood Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Ripe City Urban Farm: 12.3 mi
- Future Buc-ee's: 12.3 mi
- Observation Deck: 18.6 mi
- Nurse Sharks: 19.7 mi
- Pickleariun: 19.7 mi
- Sawdust Mountain: 14.0 mi
- Sand Hills: 22.8 mi
- Calico Hill: 24.8 mi
- Pine Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Rock Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Lewis Bluff: 24.2 mi
- Shell Point Beach: 18.4 mi
- Mashes Sands Beach: 23.3 mi
- Leon County Rest Area Eastbound: 12.2 mi
- Abandoned Elks Lodge Picnic Park: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Helen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calico Hill | E 91° | 11 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sand Hills | ESE 119° | 3 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:18 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:06 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tallahassee AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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- Tallahassee · 13 mi
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- Quincy · 22 mi
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