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Escambia River Wildlife Management Area

Escambia River Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Escambia River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Sunny Hill stands 62 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mystic Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. PENSACOLA BLUFFS HWY passes 24 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

FWC managed land

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.87894, -87.31925

Overlooks nearby

65 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • Champion International State Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
  • Escambia River State Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
  • Showalter Park: 7.6 mi
  • Bray Park: 10.6 mi
  • South Eighth Avenue City Park: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
Peaks: 4
  • Rocky Mound: 8.8 mi
  • Sand Mound: 9.8 mi
  • The Mound: 9.9 mi
  • Sunny Hill: 10.9 mi
Museums: 4
  • Poarch Creek Indian Museum & Gift Shop: 20.1 mi
  • Arcadia Mill: 23.1 mi
  • Imogene Theater: 24.4 mi
  • West Florida Railroad Museum: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystic Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Chumuckla Springs: 3.4 mi
  • Stump Spring: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Fillingim Landing: 15.0 mi
  • Secret Beach: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Escambia River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunny HillSSW 203°62 m10.9 mi
Rocky MoundNE 44°15 m8.8 mi
Sand MoundNE 43°15 m9.8 mi
The MoundSSE 168°3 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:01
June solstice05:4719:2119:56
September equinox06:3818:1618:47
December solstice06:4416:1616:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485258647278808076675651
Precip in5.94.75.45.53.87.57.76.96.54.44.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milton EXP STN, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/769690364

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