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Tate's Hell Wildlife Management Area

Tate's Hell Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Tate's Hell Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Sugar Hill stands 6 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Saw Bluff, a cliff 1.2 miles away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY passes 2.8 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Florida Forestry Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.89349, -84.67962

Overlooks nearby

98 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • John David Patton Park: 1.7 mi
  • Tillie Miller Park: 2.6 mi
  • George Sands Park: 3.2 mi
  • Island View Park: 3.8 mi
  • Crooked River Lighthouse Park: 4.8 mi
Springs: 19
  • Bear Creek Rise: 14.3 mi
  • Crays River Rise: 17.6 mi
  • Panacea Mineral Spring 3: 19.9 mi
  • Panacea Mineral Spring 2: 19.9 mi
  • Panacea Mineral Spring 1: 19.9 mi
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Oyster Boat: 14.4 mi
  • Alligator Point: 16.3 mi
  • Journeys of Saint George Island: 19.0 mi
  • Nurse Sharks: 19.6 mi
  • Pickleariun: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Shelter 20: 12.3 mi
  • Doyle's Creek: 14.7 mi
  • Nick's Hole: 22.5 mi
  • Tully Park: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Eagle: 21.7 mi
  • Mermaid: 21.8 mi
  • Jesus: 24.4 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Sugar Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Southern Dunes: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Herb Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Cactus Garden: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugar HillSSW 197°6 m12.2 mi
Southern DunesE 86°2 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1919:51
June solstice06:3920:0820:43
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:3117:0817:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525561677480828278706054

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Panacea 1 S, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/803693516

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