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East Florida Seminary

East Florida Seminary from directly overhead

East Florida Seminary 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. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Founded as the Gainesville Academy before the Civil War and later renamed, the East Florida Seminary served Gainesville's need for higher education until the University of Florida was created by the Florida Legislature in 1905. The Seminary school buildin

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.65232, -82.32310

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bo Diddley Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Sweetwater Park: 0.2 mi
  • Roper Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pleasant Park: 0.4 mi
  • Haisley Lynch Dog Park: 0.4 mi
Springs: 36
  • Glen Springs: 2.2 mi
  • Boulware Springs: 2.4 mi
  • Magnesia Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Worthington Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Blue Grotto Spring: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 35
  • 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
Historic sites: 16
Gardens: 15
  • 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
  • Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
Artworks: 15
Museums: 14
Attractions: 13
Peaks: 5
  • Little Garrison Hammock: 13.3 mi
  • Garrison Hammock: 13.4 mi
  • Spring Hill: 17.7 mi
  • Underwood Hill: 18.7 mi
  • Spring Hill: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • 38th Street Park Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Oak Canopy Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of East Florida Seminary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Underwood HillNW 310°55 m18.7 mi
Spring HillNW 315°43 m17.7 mi
Spring HillSW 226°40 m22.5 mi
Garrison HammockSE 128°25 m13.4 mi
Little Garrison HammockSE 131°21 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1019:41
June solstice06:3019:5820:33
September equinox07:1818:5619:27
December solstice07:2116:5917:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555863697580818179716357
Precip in3.32.73.52.73.17.66.76.45.02.71.82.9

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 site

OpenStreetMap element node/10186157887

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