Gold Head Branch State Park
Gold Head Branch State Park is a nature reserve in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 55 m. Garrison Hammock stands 25 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park, a park 0.3 miles away. JC PENNEY MEM HWY passes 12 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 55 m
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the JC PENNEY MEM HWY
- 22.0 mi off the WILLIAM BARTRAM TRL
- 22.1 mi off the OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE
- 23.0 mi off the FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 22 mi
- South Overlook · 22 mi
- Observation Tower · 27 mi
- Observation Tower · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park: 0.3 mi
- Twin Lakes Park: 5.6 mi
- Sesentenil Park: 6.1 mi
- Keystone Beach: 6.2 mi
- Keystone Beach: 6.2 mi
- Belmore State Forest Ates Creek Tract: 5.3 mi
- Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Ordway-Swisher Biological Station: 9.7 mi
- Ordway-Swisher Biological Station: 10.7 mi
- Satsuma Tract: 10.7 mi
- Lake Lowery East Spring: 2.6 mi
- Lake Lowery North Spring: 3.5 mi
- Lake Lowry West Spring: 3.5 mi
- Heilbronn Spring: 18.0 mi
- Green Cove Spring: 19.6 mi
- Eugene l. Matthews historical museum: 12.2 mi
- Waldo Historical Railway Museum: 13.5 mi
- Hawthorne Historical Museum and Culture Center: 19.0 mi
- Florida Military Museum: 20.4 mi
- David Browning Railroad Museum: 22.5 mi
- Keystone Heights Moon Tree: 6.1 mi
- Large Cypress Tree: 15.7 mi
- Gainesville Raceway: 20.3 mi
- Edgar Post Office: 16.6 mi
- Switzerland Naval Outer Landing Field: 24.0 mi
- Pine Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Palmetto Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Garrison Hammock: 24.1 mi
- Little Garrison Hammock: 24.8 mi
- Shee Beach: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Head Branch State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hammock | SSW 210° | 25 m | 24.1 mi |
| Little Garrison Hammock | SSW 210° | 21 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/372420427
Day trips start here
- Green Cove Springs · 19 mi
- Orange Park · 27 mi
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