Spanish Cattle Ranching
Spanish Cattle Ranching 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 East Florida Seminary, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE passes 2.8 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Present-day Gainesville was the center of a large Spanish cattle ranching industry, founded on the labor of native Timuqua Indians, during the 1600s. LaChua, largest of the ranches, was a Spanish corruption of an Indian word, and in turn was corrupted int
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 4 mi
- Observation Tower · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bo Diddley Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Sweetwater Park: 0.2 mi
- Roper Park: 0.2 mi
- Haisley Lynch Dog Park: 0.3 mi
- Pleasant Park: 0.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- East Florida Seminary: 0.0 mi
- First Gainesville Skirmish: 0.0 mi
- City of Gainesville: 0.0 mi
- Josiah T. Walls: 0.2 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.0 mi
- Gator Ubiquity: 1.0 mi
- Albert A. Murphree: 1.1 mi
- The Potato: 1.3 mi
- The French Fries: 1.3 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
- The Thomas Center Gardens: 0.4 mi
- McRorie Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Matheson History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention: 0.6 mi
- Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center: 0.7 mi
- A. Quinn Jones House: 0.8 mi
- Heritage Hall: 1.5 mi
- Century Tower: 1.2 mi
- Ring of Honor: 1.5 mi
- Ben Hill Griffin Stadium: 1.5 mi
- Bat House: 2.4 mi
- Bat House: 2.5 mi
- 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
- 38th Street Park Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Oak Canopy Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Traxler: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spanish Cattle Ranching. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Hill | NW 310° | 55 m | 18.7 mi |
| Spring Hill | NW 315° | 43 m | 17.7 mi |
| Spring Hill | SW 226° | 40 m | 22.5 mi |
| Garrison Hammock | SE 128° | 25 m | 13.4 mi |
| Little Garrison Hammock | SE 131° | 21 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10186157840
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