Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Florida

Black Hammock Wilderness Area

Black Hammock Wilderness Area from directly overhead

Black Hammock Wilderness Area is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Bull Hill stands 4 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ed Yarborough Nature Center, a attraction 2.2 miles away. RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR passes 6.6 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Black Hammock is a bit of Old Florida in Oviedo, with a trail showcasing a delightfully long boardwalk and a loop through scrub habitats above Lake Jesup

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Seminole County
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates28.71492, -81.15843

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Geneva Wilderness Area: 2.4 mi
  • Park at The Retreat at Lake Charm: 3.1 mi
  • Oviedo Sports Complex: 3.5 mi
  • Round Lake Park: 3.6 mi
  • Waverlee Woods Park: 3.7 mi
Springs: 44
  • Heath Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Clifton Springs: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Jesup Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Susan Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Stephan Spring: 8.0 mi
Museums: 37
Artworks: 33
Nature reserves: 29
Historic sites: 29
  • Winter Springs Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • Veterans' Commemorative Site: 8.1 mi
  • Pegasus Statue: 8.2 mi
  • "Reach For the Stars" - Charles Millican Statue: 8.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Ed Yarborough Nature Center: 2.2 mi
  • Danville: 4.7 mi
  • ZOOm Air Orlando: 12.1 mi
  • Christmas Tree: 15.0 mi
  • F-4 Phantom: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Lukas Nursery Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.1 mi
  • BHC Meditation Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Community Farm and Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Seminole State College Butterfly Garden: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Palmer-Taylor Mound: 7.6 mi
  • Buzzard Roost: 8.0 mi
  • Noah Mound: 9.1 mi
  • Buck Point Mound: 9.2 mi
  • Moccasin Mound: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Baldwin Park Beach: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bull HillENE 61°4 m22.2 mi
Buck Point MoundESE 117°3 m9.2 mi
Moccasin MoundESE 124°3 m10.5 mi
Saddle MoundESE 123°3 m10.8 mi
Paw Paw MoundSE 131°3 m20.4 mi
Palmer-Taylor MoundE 99°2 m7.6 mi
Buzzard RoostESE 102°2 m8.0 mi
Heiffer MoundESE 122°2 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0519:36
June solstice06:2819:5220:26
September equinox07:1418:5119:23
December solstice07:1416:5717:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606367727882848481766863
Precip in2.42.32.82.33.38.27.36.86.23.91.92.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orlando Sanford AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/788287911

More nature reserves in Florida

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Black Hammock Wilderness Area.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens