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Hyer-Knowles Planing Mill Chimney

Hyer-Knowles Planing Mill Chimney from directly overhead

Hyer-Knowles Planing Mill Chimney is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Sunny Hill stands 62 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Bluff, a cliff 0.5 miles away. PENSACOLA BLUFFS HWY runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Chimney in Pensacola, Florida.

Dates from 1854.

Wikidata Q14685944, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates30.48062, -87.16250

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lavallet Park: 0.6 mi
  • Woodcliff Park: 0.6 mi
  • Tierra Verda Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bay Cliff Estates Park: 1.1 mi
  • Belvedere Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Alice G shipwreck: 3.2 mi
  • Wall South: 5.3 mi
  • Chipley Monument: 5.8 mi
  • Don Tristan de Luna Monument: 6.2 mi
  • USCGC Sebago (WPG/WHEC 42): 6.2 mi
Museums: 16
Beaches: 9
  • Park West On-Leash Dog Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Park East On-Leash Dog Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Mustin Beach: 11.9 mi
  • San Carlos Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Robertson Island: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Sabine Sand Hills: 10.5 mi
  • The Mound: 19.3 mi
  • Sunny Hill: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Langdon Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Boiling Creek Bridge: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hyer-Knowles Planing Mill Chimney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunny HillNW62 m22.1 mi
Sabine Sand HillsS4 m10.5 mi
The MoundNNW3 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2919:00
June solstice05:4819:1919:55
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4216:1616:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535762687682848380716156
Precip in5.04.85.35.53.97.37.97.56.64.74.45.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pensacola Rgnl AP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 12000299OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Hver--Knowles Planing Mill Chimney, reference 12000299, listed 05/24/12.

OpenStreetMap element node/5563185103

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