City of Gainesville
City of Gainesville is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Underwood Hill stands 55 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE passes 2.8 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Designated the County Seat in 1854, and incorporated as a City in 1869, Gainesville takes its name from General Edmund Gaines, captor of Aaron Burr and commander of U.S. Army troops in Florida during the Second Seminole War. The town was the fourth Alachu
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Old Florida Heritage
Named places within 25 miles
- Bo Diddley Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Roper Park: 0.2 mi
- Sweetwater Park: 0.2 mi
- Pleasant Park: 0.3 mi
- Haisley Lynch Dog Park: 0.4 mi
- Glen Springs: 2.1 mi
- Boulware Springs: 2.4 mi
- Magnesia Springs: 11.5 mi
- Worthington Spring: 19.9 mi
- Blue Grotto Spring: 20.8 mi
- Sweetwater Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Lake Alice Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Morningside Nature Center: 2.7 mi
- Butterfly Rainforest: 3.0 mi
- Split Rock Conservation Area: 5.2 mi
- East Florida Seminary: 0.0 mi
- First Gainesville Skirmish: 0.0 mi
- Spanish Cattle Ranching: 0.0 mi
- Josiah T. Walls: 0.2 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.0 mi
- Gator Ubiquity: 1.0 mi
- Albert A. Murphree: 1.1 mi
- The Potato: 1.3 mi
- The French Fries: 1.3 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
- The Thomas Center Gardens: 0.3 mi
- McRorie Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Cathy Groh Donnellan Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Matheson History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention: 0.6 mi
- Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center: 0.7 mi
- A. Quinn Jones House: 0.8 mi
- Heritage Hall: 1.5 mi
- Century Tower: 1.2 mi
- Ring of Honor: 1.5 mi
- Ben Hill Griffin Stadium: 1.5 mi
- Bat House: 2.4 mi
- The Gainesville Solar Walk: 3.0 mi
- Little Garrison Hammock: 13.3 mi
- Garrison Hammock: 13.4 mi
- Spring Hill: 17.7 mi
- Underwood Hill: 18.7 mi
- 38th Street Park Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Oak Canopy Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Traxler: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of City of Gainesville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Hill | NW 310° | 55 m | 18.7 mi |
| Spring Hill | NW 315° | 43 m | 17.7 mi |
| Garrison Hammock | SE 128° | 25 m | 13.4 mi |
| Little Garrison Hammock | SE 131° | 21 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10186157886
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