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David and Sarah Meeks Conservation Easement

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David and Sarah Meeks Conservation Easement from directly overhead

David and Sarah Meeks Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Spring Hill stands 40 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Usher Trust Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Suwannee River Water Management District

How to reach it

Coordinates29.42883, -82.98101

87 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • City of Chiefland Eddie Buie Park: 7.5 mi
  • Locke Park: 8.0 mi
  • Chiefland Chamber of Commerce Park: 8.0 mi
  • Charles Strickland Recreational Park: 8.1 mi
  • Chiefland High School Football Stadium: 8.2 mi
Springs: 28
  • Manatee Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Little Fanning Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Fanning Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Bell Springs: 11.8 mi
  • Bell Springs: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Spring Dive Entrance: 4.2 mi
  • Trenton Train Station: 16.2 mi
  • Cedar Key Pirate Invasion: 20.4 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Shell Mound: 16.2 mi
  • Hodgson Hill: 20.0 mi
  • Spring Hill: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • The Jackson Trail historic marker: 18.1 mi
  • John Muir At Cedar Key: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Manatee: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • City Beach: 20.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of David and Sarah Meeks Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spring HillE 91°40 m23.4 mi
Hodgson HillSSW 192°11 m20.0 mi
Shell MoundSSW 199°6 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3420:0120:35
September equinox07:2118:5919:30
December solstice07:2317:0317:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555963687579818179726357
Precip in3.63.23.83.02.88.08.39.95.83.22.23.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Usher TWR, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/696755085

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