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Gatorade's Birthplace

Gatorade's Birthplace from directly overhead

Gatorade's Birthplace is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Underwood Hill stands 55 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Danny Wuerffel (1996), a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE passes 2.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2007
Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.65000, -82.35029

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Presidents Park: 0.2 mi
  • Thomas Green: 0.3 mi
  • Murphree Commons Courtyard: 0.3 mi
  • Buckman Courtyard: 0.3 mi
  • Reitz Union North Lawn: 0.3 mi
Springs: 41
  • Glen Springs: 1.7 mi
  • Boulware Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Magnesia Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Worthington Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Blue Grotto Spring: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 35
  • Lake Alice Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
  • Butterfly Rainforest: 1.5 mi
  • Sweetwater Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Split Rock Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
  • Lake Kanapaha: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 15
Gardens: 14
Museums: 14
Peaks: 4
  • Little Garrison Hammock: 14.5 mi
  • Garrison Hammock: 14.6 mi
  • Spring Hill: 16.7 mi
  • Underwood Hill: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • 38th Street Park Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Oak Canopy Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Underwood HillNW55 m17.6 mi
Spring HillNW43 m16.7 mi
Garrison HammockSE25 m14.6 mi
Little Garrison HammockSE21 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1019:41
June solstice06:3019:5920:33
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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7994037191

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