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First Gainesville Skirmish

First Gainesville Skirmish from directly overhead

First Gainesville Skirmish 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.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
The first Civil War gunfire in Gainesville's streets came on February 15, 1864, when a raiding party of 50 men from the 40th Massachusetts Cavalry entered the City to attempt the capture of two trains. The raid was unproductive, for the Federal troops wer
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Coordinates29.65235, -82.32331

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
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: 2.0 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
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Gainesville Skirmish. 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
Conditions

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 50–80 °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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10186157869

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