Camp Gordon Johnston Museum
Camp Gordon Johnston Museum is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Sugar Hill stands 6 m to the south-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Crooked River Lighthouse Park, a park 0.5 miles away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY runs past it. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
Operated by the Camp Gordon Johnston Association, the museum exhibits U.S. Army artifacts, photographs related to camp activities and the base newspaper, The Amphibian.
The story
The Camp Gordon Johnston Museum is a historical museum of World War II history and artifacts. It is located at 1873 Highway 98 West in unincorporated Franklin County, Florida, outside the city limits of Carrabelle, across the highway from Carrabelle Beach, one of the several beaches on which troops practiced amphibious landings. The museum highlights the history of Camp Gordon Johnston, focusing especially on the quarter of a million soldiers who received training in amphibious operation in Carrabelle. The museum's exhibits include vehicles, photographs and thousands of artifacts including uniforms, mess kits and soldiers' war souvenirs. It is open from 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday through Saturday and it is closed on Sunday and Monday. The museum is owned by the Camp Gordon Johnston Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Randy Usher serves a president of the Camp Gordon Johnston Association. Its previous location was the Carrabelle Municipal Complex, which functioned as city hall, and which was formerly the Carrabelle School.
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Wikidata Q16208317, matched on coordinates and name (55 m apart).
How to reach it
- On the BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dwarf Cypress · 6 mi
- Sand Beach · 13 mi
84 named places within 25 miles
- Crooked River Lighthouse Park: 0.5 mi
- George Sands Park: 2.4 mi
- Tillie Miller Park: 2.6 mi
- Island View Park: 3.8 mi
- John David Patton Park: 4.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Fishing Boat: 18.7 mi
- Sponge Exchange: 18.8 mi
- Willoughby Ryan Marks: 18.8 mi
- John Gorrie: 18.9 mi
- Carrabelle History Museum: 2.3 mi
- Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve Nature Center: 13.4 mi
- Apalachicola Maritime Museum: 18.7 mi
- Gorrie Museum: 18.9 mi
- Apalachicola Art Museum: 19.0 mi
- Warrens Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Saw Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Royal Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Davis Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Lewis Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Tate's Hell Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve Nature Center: 13.4 mi
- Tate's Hell Wildlife Management Area - Womack Creek Unit: 13.8 mi
- Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve: 14.5 mi
- Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area: 14.7 mi
- Oyster Boat: 10.1 mi
- Journeys of Saint George Island: 15.0 mi
- Alligator Point: 17.9 mi
- Raney House: 18.8 mi
- Nurse Sharks: 22.7 mi
- Bear Creek Rise: 17.4 mi
- Crays River Rise: 20.4 mi
- Panacea Mineral Spring 3: 23.0 mi
- Panacea Mineral Spring 2: 23.1 mi
- Panacea Mineral Spring 1: 23.1 mi
- Carabelle Beach: 0.5 mi
- Sand Beach: 12.3 mi
- Wilson Beach: 16.4 mi
- Mashes Sands Beach: 23.4 mi
- Shelter 20: 7.8 mi
- Doyle's Creek: 13.2 mi
- Nick's Hole: 18.7 mi
- Tully Park: 18.8 mi
- Sugar Hill: 7.8 mi
- Southern Dunes: 21.8 mi
- Eagle: 19.0 mi
- Mermaid: 19.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 19.0 mi
- Cactus Garden: 19.1 mi
- Tilton: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Gordon Johnston Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill | SSW 200° | 6 m | 7.8 mi |
| Southern Dunes | ENE 74° | 2 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:08 | 17:44 |
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 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 54 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Panacea 1 S, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/689729637
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- Apalachicola National Forest · 28 mi
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