Ghost town · Florida
Vicksburg
Vicksburg is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Mud Hill stands 87 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Southport Ball Park, a park 3.1 miles away. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 21 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Florida, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates30.32560, -85.66470
- 20.8 mi off the Scenic Highway 30-A, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Southport Ball Park: 3.1 mi
- Mccall Everett Park: 5.1 mi
- Leslie Porter Wayside Park: 5.1 mi
- A.L. Kinsaul Park: 5.1 mi
- ra A Hutchison Park: 5.5 mi
Springs: 48
- Bluff Springs: 9.8 mi
- Gainer Spring 4: 9.8 mi
- Gainer Spring 5: 9.9 mi
- Gainer Spring 2: 9.9 mi
- Gainer Spring 1: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 11
- Hudson Hill: 17.0 mi
- Bear Ridge: 17.6 mi
- Sand Mountain: 18.1 mi
- Chalk Hill: 18.2 mi
- Mud Hill: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 7
- Delwood Beach: 13.1 mi
- Panama City Beaches: 14.7 mi
- Eastern Green Beach: 20.9 mi
- Little Oyster Bar Point: 21.1 mi
- Alys Beach: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Panama City Flame: 11.9 mi
- Panama City 9/11 Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Panama City Beach Veteran's Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Tyndall Air Field Gunnery School: 18.2 mi
Museums: 4
- Science & Discovery Center of Northwest Florida: 10.1 mi
- Native Spirit Museum and Gallery: 11.1 mi
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!: 13.0 mi
- Man in the Sea Museum: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Zoom Flume: 13.4 mi
- Sea Screamer: 13.5 mi
- Celebration Tower: 14.5 mi
- Seacrest Wolf Preserve: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Pine Log State Forest: 14.3 mi
- Shell Island: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Asbell Park: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bay Harbor: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Howell Bluff: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vicksburg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Hill | N 7° | 87 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sexton Hill | NNE 16° | 86 m | 20.6 mi |
| Weaver Hill | N 4° | 84 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sand Mountain | NNE 27° | 83 m | 18.1 mi |
| Chalk Hill | NNE 20° | 82 m | 18.2 mi |
| Laurel Hill | NW 319° | 54 m | 24.3 mi |
| Hudson Hill | N 357° | 53 m | 17.0 mi |
| Haddock Hill | N 1° | 49 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:13 | 19:48 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:36 | 16:11 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Panama City 5N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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- Florida Panhandle · 29 mi
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