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Apalachee Wildlife Management Area

Apalachee Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Apalachee Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Sixteenth Hill stands 61 m to the south, 8.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

FWC managed land

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.85689, -84.94713

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Carr Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Carr Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Jackson Blue Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Chattahoochee Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Shangrila Springs: 12.5 mi
Parks: 41
  • Parramore Landing: 0.9 mi
  • Fairchild State Park: 2.6 mi
  • Seminole State Park: 5.7 mi
  • Harvel Pond Park: 6.5 mi
  • Three Rivers State Park: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Tank: 10.0 mi
  • Bell Cobra: 10.5 mi
  • Caboose: 12.0 mi
  • CSS Chattahoochee: 12.2 mi
  • Cannon: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Sugar Mill: 16.7 mi
  • Caverns Visitors Center: 16.9 mi
  • Downtown Bainbridge National Register Historic District: 22.6 mi
Peaks: 2
Artworks: 2
  • CCC Worker: 16.9 mi
  • Jesus: 24.8 mi
Museums: 2
  • Greensboro Depot Railroad Museum: 23.2 mi
  • Dezell House Museum: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cane Field: 16.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Apalachee Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sixteenth HillS 176°61 m8.0 mi
Hickory HillS 177°40 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:2018:52
June solstice05:3819:1119:47
September equinox06:2918:0618:38
December solstice06:3416:0616:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495460667480828277695852
Precip in4.84.85.34.53.25.86.15.75.43.13.64.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/769699475

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