Ghost town · Florida
Magnolia
Magnolia is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Calico Hill stands 11 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Newport Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY passes 1.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Florida, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates30.22080, -84.17500
- 1.3 mi off the BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY, National
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Newport Spring: 0.6 mi
- Brewer Spring: 1.0 mi
- Saint Marks River Rise: 4.1 mi
- Rhodes Spring 4: 4.5 mi
- Leon Unnamed Spring 2: 4.5 mi
Parks
- Natural Bridge State Park: 4.6 mi
- Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park: 4.6 mi
- Wakulla River Park: 5.0 mi
- Saint Marks River City Park: 5.1 mi
- San Marcos De Apalache Historic State Park: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 27
- FDC Fallen Officer and Employee Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Earthworks: 4.6 mi
- Battle of Natural Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Spanish Bastion Wall: 5.3 mi
- Lincoln Plaque: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 19
- Great Blue Heron: 5.1 mi
- Jesus: 13.4 mi
- Officer Down: 16.3 mi
- Sculpture garden: 16.3 mi
- Stormsong: 16.3 mi
Museums: 13
- Old Wakulla County Jail: 12.4 mi
- The Union Bank: 16.2 mi
- Florida Historic Capitol Museum: 16.3 mi
- R.A. Gray Florida History Museum: 16.4 mi
- Knott House Museum: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 11
- Butterfly Garden: 9.3 mi
- Southwood Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Plantasia: 16.3 mi
- Seminole Organic Garden: 16.9 mi
- Sunken Garden: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Plank Road Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
- E. Guy Revell, Junior Nature Trail Conservation Area: 9.8 mi
- Aucilla Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
- Anita Davis Preserve at Henrietta Lake Park: 14.9 mi
- L Kirk Edwards State Wildlife and Environment Area: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Observation Deck: 5.1 mi
- Nurse Sharks: 18.6 mi
- Pickleariun: 18.6 mi
- Future Buc-ee's: 21.3 mi
Peaks: 4
- Sawdust Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Sand Hills: 8.3 mi
- Calico Hill: 12.7 mi
- Southern Dunes: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Shell Point Beach: 13.2 mi
- Mashes Sands Beach: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Abandoned Elks Lodge Picnic Park: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Leon County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Pine Bluff: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Magnolia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calico Hill | ENE 64° | 11 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sand Hills | SE 128° | 3 m | 8.3 mi |
| Southern Dunes | SSW 205° | 2 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:07 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
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 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tallahassee, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Tallahassee · 17 mi
- Apalachicola National Forest · 29 mi
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