Fort Clinch
Fort Clinch is a historic site in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Mount Cornelia stands 15 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Unfinished Officer's Quarters, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. A1A OCEAN ISLANDS TRAIL (OBS) passes 2.4 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Clinch is a 19th-century masonry coastal fortification, built as part of the Third System of seacoast defense conceived by the United States. It is located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island in Nassau County, Florida. The fort lies to the northeast of Fernandina Beach at the entrance to the Cumberland Sound, in the northeast part of the state. Today it is included within the boundaries of Fort Clinch State Park.
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Wikidata Q5470932, matched on coordinates and name (16 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the A1A OCEAN ISLANDS TRAIL (OBS)
Named places within 25 miles
- Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park: 1.1 mi
- Fort Clinch State Park: 1.1 mi
- Jean Ribault Park: 2.4 mi
- Central Park: 2.5 mi
- Egans Creek Park: 2.6 mi
- Visitor Center: 5.8 mi
- USS George Bancroft: 9.0 mi
- Kingsley Plantation: 18.4 mi
- Monty's Marina Deep-Sea Fishing: 21.8 mi
- Anheuser-Busch Brewery: 22.1 mi
- Millers Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Roses Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Reids Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Elliotts Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Mush Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Unfinished Officer's Quarters: 0.0 mi
- Unfinished Officer's Quarters: 0.0 mi
- Fernandina Beach Veterans Memorial Plaza: 2.4 mi
- Tabby Ruins: 9.6 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 12.1 mi
- Fernandina Beach: 1.7 mi
- Sea Camp Beach: 4.1 mi
- Marker Post: 12.8 mi
- Bone Yard Beach: 14.0 mi
- Jekyll Point: 21.5 mi
- Fort Clinch Museum: 0.1 mi
- Welcome Center and Shrimp Museum: 2.5 mi
- Amelia Island Museum of History: 2.6 mi
- Ice House Museum: 3.6 mi
- St Marys Submarine Museum: 5.7 mi
- Fort Clinch State Park: 1.5 mi
- Cumberland Island National Seashore: 11.9 mi
- DWVP: 14.7 mi
- Betz-Tiger Point Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Seaton Creek Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Arts Are Alive Project: 2.4 mi
- Aligator statue: 23.7 mi
- Gorilla Statue: 23.7 mi
- Elephant Pair: 23.8 mi
- Turtle: 23.8 mi
- McClure Hill: 1.6 mi
- London Hill: 13.7 mi
- Storm Hill: 16.8 mi
- Mount Cornelia: 18.9 mi
- Round Top: 20.2 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 12.1 mi
- Official Florida Welcome Center: 13.3 mi
- Kingsley Garden: 18.4 mi
- Asian Bamboo Garden: 23.9 mi
- South Dunes Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Clinch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cornelia | S 175° | 15 m | 18.9 mi |
| Storm Hill | WNW 297° | 14 m | 16.8 mi |
| McClure Hill | S 170° | 10 m | 1.6 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 192° | 8 m | 20.2 mi |
| London Hill | NW 319° | 7 m | 13.7 mi |
| Indian Mound | S 176° | 3 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:53 | 17:29 |
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 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 58 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fernandina Beach, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/202321937
Day trips start here
- Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve · 17 mi
- Mayport · 22 mi
- Neptune Beach · 27 mi
- Jacksonville · 28 mi
- Jacksonville Beach · 29 mi
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