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Ponce de Leon Monument

Ponce de Leon Monument from directly overhead

Ponce de Leon Monument is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Mount Cornelia stands 15 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mickler's Landing, a beach 3.2 miles away. A1A HISTORIC BYWAY runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
"This site is believed by some historians to correspond with the offshore location where Juan Ponce de Leon calculated his fleet's position when he first sighted Florida. Ponce's fleet of three vessels set sail from Puerto Rico in early March 1513. On Sun
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Coordinates30.11650, -81.34592

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ponte Vedra Conert Hall Fountain: 3.8 mi
  • Town Center Park: 4.4 mi
  • Addison Park: 4.8 mi
  • Willowcove Playground: 4.8 mi
  • Resident Commons: 4.8 mi
Museums: 44
  • The Brumos Collection: 10.7 mi
  • World Golf Hall of Fame: 11.4 mi
  • Beaches Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Old Florida Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Florida Hertiage Museum: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 31
  • Castle: 11.3 mi
  • Fort Family Park: 12.4 mi
  • Batting Cages: 12.4 mi
  • Area 51 Laser Tag: 12.4 mi
  • Frog Hopper: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 24
  • Seaside Sign: 3.6 mi
  • Bird Island Park Gift Stone: 7.8 mi
  • Portico: 11.0 mi
  • Buc-ee the Beaver: 11.6 mi
  • Buc-ee the Beaver: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 18
Nature reserves: 10
  • Saint Marks Pond Mitigation Bank: 8.9 mi
  • Pablo Creek Perserve: 10.6 mi
  • Cradle Creek Preserve: 11.7 mi
  • Star 4 Mitigation Bank: 14.8 mi
  • Saint Johns County Conservation Area: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Sea Turtle Maze: 7.8 mi
  • Loop's Nursery & Greenhouses: 11.1 mi
  • Lincolnville Community Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Kingsley Garden: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Mickler's Landing: 3.2 mi
  • Vilano Point: 14.6 mi
  • Anastasia State Park: 15.4 mi
  • Anastasia State Park: 16.3 mi
  • Shee Beach: 18.2 mi
Springs: 6
  • Pottsburg Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Shands Bridge Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Green Cove Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Wadesboro Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Ww Gay 1 Spring: 23.0 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Indian Mound: 17.9 mi
  • Squirrel Hill: 21.3 mi
  • Mount Cornelia: 22.3 mi
  • Round Top: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ponce de Leon Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CorneliaNNW 348°15 m22.3 mi
Squirrel HillSSW 195°9 m21.3 mi
Round TopNNW 333°8 m23.4 mi
Indian MoundNNW 345°3 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2519:5520:31
September equinox07:1418:5219:23
December solstice07:1816:5417:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F576065707781838381756660
Precip in3.52.83.23.02.96.84.97.57.25.12.53.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksonville Beach, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7179646723

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