Bell Ridge Longleaf Wildlife and Environmental Area
Bell Ridge Longleaf Wildlife and Environmental Area is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Underwood Hill stands 55 m to the northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Circle Pine Farm Agricultural and Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE passes 22 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
FWC managed land
What to expect
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 25 mi
- Observation Tower · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gilchrist Blue Spring: 5.7 mi
- Naked Spring: 5.7 mi
- Little Blue Spring: 5.8 mi
- Johnson Spring: 5.9 mi
- Fallen Trees Spring - Gil101971: 5.9 mi
- Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park: 5.8 mi
- Rum Island Park: 6.0 mi
- Playground: 6.4 mi
- Newberry Sports Complex North: 7.5 mi
- Catherine Taylor Park: 7.8 mi
- Circle Pine Farm Agricultural and Conservation Easement: 2.8 mi
- Gichrist Blue Springs State Park: 5.0 mi
- Camp Kulaqua Conservation Easement: 9.1 mi
- Saarinen Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Loncala, Inc. Conservation Easement #1: 10.5 mi
- Medal of Honor: 18.4 mi
- Vombat Wounded Veterans: 18.5 mi
- They Serve to Protect Us: 18.5 mi
- Peace Time Soldier Always at War: 18.5 mi
- shipwreck: 20.3 mi
- 34th Street Wall: 20.3 mi
- Artistic Ball: 21.0 mi
- Alpha Gator Statue: 21.2 mi
- Lion Statue: 21.3 mi
- Albert & Alberta: 21.4 mi
- Kanapaha Botanical Gardens: 19.3 mi
- Field & Fork Farm and Gardens: 20.8 mi
- Bat House Gardens: 20.9 mi
- Ficke Gardens: 20.9 mi
- University Gardens: 21.1 mi
- Naked Ed: 6.0 mi
- Trenton Train Station: 11.9 mi
- The Gainesville Solar Walk: 20.0 mi
- Bat House: 20.8 mi
- Bat House: 20.8 mi
- High Springs Museum: 7.9 mi
- Archer Historical Society Railroad Museum: 18.0 mi
- The Fred Bear Archery Museum: 20.6 mi
- Florida Museum of Natural History: 20.6 mi
- Heritage Hall: 21.5 mi
- Underwood Hill: 9.5 mi
- Spring Hill: 11.1 mi
- Spring Hill: 23.0 mi
- Oak Canopy Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- 38th Street Park Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Traxler: 12.5 mi
- McMillan Bluff: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bell Ridge Longleaf Wildlife and Environmental Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Hill | NE 54° | 55 m | 9.5 mi |
| Spring Hill | ENE 58° | 43 m | 11.1 mi |
| Spring Hill | SSE 165° | 40 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
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 | 53 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — High Springs, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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