Nature reserve · Florida
Belmore State Forest Ates Creek Tract
Belmore State Forest Ates Creek Tract is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. The nearest named place is Gold Head Branch State Park, a nature reserve 5.3 miles away. JC PENNEY MEM HWY passes 10 miles off.
This land is co-managed by the Florida Forest Service and FWC.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates29.83465, -81.86111
- 10.2 mi off the JC PENNEY MEM HWY
- 18.3 mi off the WILLIAM BARTRAM TRL
- 20.5 mi off the FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, National
- 25.8 mi off the OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 18 mi
- South Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park: 5.5 mi
- Camp Blanding State Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Twin Lakes Park: 9.3 mi
- Penney Farms Recreation Center: 10.2 mi
- Martina C. Kohler Park: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Gold Head Branch State Park: 5.3 mi
- Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Sundew Mitigation Bank: 11.3 mi
- Satsuma Tract: 11.4 mi
- Ordway-Swisher Biological Station: 12.3 mi
Springs: 15
- Lake Lowery East Spring: 7.4 mi
- Lake Lowery North Spring: 8.0 mi
- Lake Lowry West Spring: 8.4 mi
- Green Cove Spring: 15.5 mi
- Shands Bridge Spring: 17.7 mi
Museums: 8
- Florida Military Museum: 16.0 mi
- Eugene l. Matthews historical museum: 16.7 mi
- David Browning Railroad Museum: 18.4 mi
- Waldo Historical Railway Museum: 18.7 mi
- Putnam County Museum: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Edgar Post Office: 17.5 mi
- Switzerland Naval Outer Landing Field: 20.2 mi
- Sanksville Cemetery: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- Keystone Heights Moon Tree: 10.8 mi
- Large Cypress Tree: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Pine Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Palmetto Bluff: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shee Beach: 18.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 65 | 59 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Starke, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/631981233
Day trips start here
- Green Cove Springs · 15 mi
- Orange Park · 25 mi
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