Austin Cary Memorial Forest
Austin Cary Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 49 m. Underwood Hill stands 55 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Newnans Lake Conservation Area, a nature reserve 3.9 miles away. OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE passes 11 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 49 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE
- 27.6 mi off the JC PENNEY MEM HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 12 mi
- Observation Tower · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Gum Root Park: 4.7 mi
- Lake Alto Park: 5.1 mi
- Waldo Canal Park: 5.9 mi
- Smokey Bear Park: 7.5 mi
- Newnans Lake Conservation Area: 3.9 mi
- Morningside Nature Center: 7.3 mi
- Sweetwater Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Prairie Creek Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Lake Alice Conservation Area: 11.3 mi
- Glen Springs: 9.6 mi
- Boulware Springs: 10.5 mi
- Magnesia Springs: 12.0 mi
- Lake Lowry West Spring: 15.3 mi
- Lake Lowery North Spring: 15.9 mi
- City of Gainesville: 9.4 mi
- East Florida Seminary: 9.4 mi
- First Gainesville Skirmish: 9.4 mi
- Spanish Cattle Ranching: 9.4 mi
- Josiah T. Walls: 9.5 mi
- Waldo Historical Railway Museum: 3.9 mi
- Matheson History Museum: 9.3 mi
- Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center: 9.4 mi
- A. Quinn Jones House: 9.7 mi
- Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention: 9.9 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 9.4 mi
- Artistic Ball: 9.5 mi
- Gator Ubiquity: 10.2 mi
- Albert A. Murphree: 10.3 mi
- The Potato: 10.4 mi
- The Thomas Center Gardens: 9.1 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Garden: 9.4 mi
- McRorie Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- First Lutheran Church Garden: 10.3 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 10.3 mi
- Gainesville Raceway: 3.9 mi
- Century Tower: 10.4 mi
- Ring of Honor: 10.6 mi
- Ben Hill Griffin Stadium: 10.6 mi
- Keystone Heights Moon Tree: 11.1 mi
- Garrison Hammock: 15.4 mi
- Little Garrison Hammock: 15.8 mi
- Spring Hill: 20.1 mi
- Underwood Hill: 21.6 mi
- 38th Street Park Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Oak Canopy Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Traxler: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Austin Cary Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Hill | WNW 285° | 55 m | 21.6 mi |
| Spring Hill | WNW 287° | 43 m | 20.1 mi |
| Garrison Hammock | SSE 166° | 25 m | 15.4 mi |
| Little Garrison Hammock | SSE 168° | 21 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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