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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 12 m. Sunny Hill stands 62 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. PENSACOLA BLUFFS HWY passes 27 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

FWC managed land

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.93169, -87.28304

46 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 21
  • Showalter Park: 3.4 mi
  • Bray Park: 7.3 mi
  • Champion International State Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
  • Escambia River State Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
  • South Eighth Avenue City Park: 12.8 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Rocky Mound: 4.8 mi
  • Sand Mound: 5.8 mi
  • The Mound: 13.3 mi
  • Sunny Hill: 15.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystic Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Chumuckla Springs: 6.8 mi
  • Stump Spring: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Fillingim Landing: 19.2 mi
  • Secret Beach: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Museums: 2
  • Poarch Creek Indian Museum & Gift Shop: 19.3 mi
  • Arcadia Mill: 25.0 mi
Historic sites: 2

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 205°62 m15.1 mi
Rocky MoundENE 57°15 m4.8 mi
Sand MoundNE 52°15 m5.8 mi
The MoundS 180°3 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:01
June solstice05:4719:2119:56
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/769690363

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