Ordway-Swisher Biological Station
Ordway-Swisher Biological Station is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Garrison Hammock stands 25 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE passes 14 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Florida
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE
- 18.0 mi off the FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, National
- 21.6 mi off the JC PENNEY MEM HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 20 mi
- Observation Tower · 21 mi
- Giant Cypress · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Melrose Heritage Park: 3.4 mi
- Santa Fe Lake Park: 4.3 mi
- Twin Lakes Park: 4.5 mi
- Keystone Beach: 6.0 mi
- Keystone Beach: 6.0 mi
- Ordway-Swisher Biological Station: 1.9 mi
- Gold Head Branch State Park: 9.7 mi
- Belmore State Forest Ates Creek Tract: 12.3 mi
- Austin Cary Memorial Forest: 13.6 mi
- Newnans Lake Conservation Area: 13.7 mi
- Hawthorne Historical Museum and Culture Center: 9.5 mi
- Waldo Historical Railway Museum: 12.2 mi
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings House: 18.1 mi
- Eugene l. Matthews historical museum: 18.3 mi
- Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center: 19.7 mi
- Lake Lowery East Spring: 11.2 mi
- Lake Lowry West Spring: 11.6 mi
- Lake Lowery North Spring: 11.9 mi
- Magnesia Springs: 12.3 mi
- Orange Spring: 13.3 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 20.1 mi
- Gator Ubiquity: 21.1 mi
- Albert A. Murphree: 21.2 mi
- The Potato: 21.3 mi
- The French Fries: 21.4 mi
- Edgar Post Office: 7.6 mi
- East Florida Seminary: 20.1 mi
- City of Gainesville: 20.1 mi
- Spanish Cattle Ranching: 20.1 mi
- First Gainesville Skirmish: 20.1 mi
- McRorie Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- The Thomas Center Gardens: 20.0 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Garden: 20.1 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 21.2 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 21.2 mi
- Keystone Heights Moon Tree: 6.1 mi
- Large Cypress Tree: 13.7 mi
- Gainesville Raceway: 17.5 mi
- Orange Creek Restoration Area: 19.0 mi
- Century Tower: 21.3 mi
- Garrison Hammock: 14.8 mi
- Little Garrison Hammock: 15.6 mi
- 38th Street Park Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ordway-Swisher Biological Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hammock | SW 219° | 25 m | 14.8 mi |
| Little Garrison Hammock | SW 219° | 21 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 58 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orange Springs 2ssw, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Green Cove Springs · 27 mi
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