Battle of Natural Bridge
Battle of Natural Bridge is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Calico Hill stands 11 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Natural Bridge State Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY passes 5.2 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
1865 battle of the American Civil War
Wikidata Q2611018, matched on coordinates and name (130 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- In Loving Memory 1861 - 1865 Defenders of Natural Bridge Let We Forget
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Natural Bridge State Park: 0.0 mi
- Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park: 0.0 mi
- Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park: 2.4 mi
- J. Lewis Hall Senior, Woodville Park and Recreation Complex: 7.1 mi
- Wakulla State Forest - Woodville Tract: 7.4 mi
- Leon Unnamed Spring 1: 0.2 mi
- Rhodes Spring 1: 0.2 mi
- Rhodes Spring 4: 0.3 mi
- Natural Bridge Spring: 0.3 mi
- Leon Unnamed Spring 2: 0.4 mi
- Earthworks: 0.0 mi
- FDC Fallen Officer and Employee Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Spanish Bastion Wall: 9.9 mi
- Lincoln Plaque: 10.9 mi
- Park Founding Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Great Blue Heron: 9.3 mi
- Officer Down: 13.1 mi
- Stormsong: 13.1 mi
- Florida's Nature: 13.2 mi
- Sculpture garden: 13.2 mi
- The Union Bank: 13.0 mi
- Florida Historic Capitol Museum: 13.1 mi
- R.A. Gray Florida History Museum: 13.2 mi
- Knott House Museum: 13.2 mi
- Goodwood Museum and Gardens: 13.5 mi
- Southwood Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Plantasia: 13.2 mi
- Sunken Garden: 13.5 mi
- Diane's Garden: 13.5 mi
- 4-H Vegetable Garden: 13.5 mi
- Plank Road Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- L Kirk Edwards State Wildlife and Environment Area: 10.5 mi
- Aucilla Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Anita Davis Preserve at Henrietta Lake Park: 12.4 mi
- E. Guy Revell, Junior Nature Trail Conservation Area: 13.0 mi
- Observation Deck: 9.3 mi
- Future Buc-ee's: 18.6 mi
- Nurse Sharks: 22.9 mi
- Pickleariun: 22.9 mi
- Calico Hill: 10.1 mi
- Sawdust Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Sand Hills: 10.8 mi
- Shell Point Beach: 17.7 mi
- Mashes Sands Beach: 24.2 mi
- Abandoned Elks Lodge Picnic Park: 12.9 mi
- Leon County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.7 mi
- Pine Bluff: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle of Natural Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calico Hill | E 83° | 11 m | 10.1 mi |
| Sand Hills | SSE 151° | 3 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:48 |
| 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2895019483
Day trips start here
- Tallahassee · 13 mi
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