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Kerr City

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Kerr City is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Garrison Hammock stands 25 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Pond Recreation Area, a park 1.6 miles away. FLORIDA BLACK BEAR passes 2.8 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

human settlement in Florida, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates29.37030, -81.78310

Overlooks nearby

131 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
Springs: 38
  • Salt Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Wells Landing Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Tobacco Patch Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Mud Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Sulphur Springs: 9.7 mi
Museums: 11
Nature reserves: 8
  • Silver Springs Forest Conservation Area: 16.4 mi
  • Crones Cradle Conservation Easement: 17.4 mi
  • Quail Roost Conservation Easement: 18.7 mi
  • Silver Springs Sandhill: 19.8 mi
  • Silver Springs Conservation Area: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Shell Mound: 19.6 mi
  • Garrison Hammock: 24.7 mi
  • Little Garrison Hammock: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Orange Creek Restoration Area: 17.4 mi
  • Large Cypress Tree: 20.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Fort King Garden: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Garrison HammockWNW25 m24.7 mi
Little Garrison HammockWNW21 m24.9 mi
Shell MoundSE2 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:39
June solstice06:2919:5620:30
September equinox07:1618:5419:25
December solstice07:1816:5817:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555863687579818179716357
Precip in3.13.83.73.83.57.27.07.97.13.02.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orange Springs 2ssw, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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