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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. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Florida, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates29.37030, -81.78310

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Springs: 45
  • 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: 12
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 HammockWNW 297°25 m24.7 mi
Little Garrison HammockWNW 295°21 m24.9 mi
Shell MoundSE 131°2 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 5080 °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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