Nature reserve · Florida

Turkey Creek Hammock Preserve

Turkey Creek Hammock Preserve from directly overhead

Turkey Creek Hammock Preserve is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Underwood Hill stands 55 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Creek Park, a park 0.4 miles away. OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE passes 10 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Operated by: Alachua County

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Coordinates29.74849, -82.41563

10.3 mi off the OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE

Overlooks nearby

Observation Tower · 13 mi
Observation Tower · 16 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Turkey Creek Park: 0.4 mi
San Felasco Park: 2.7 mi
Four Creeks Preserve: 2.8 mi
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park: 3.1 mi
Possum Creek Park: 3.8 mi

Springs58

Glen Springs: 6.5 mi
Boulware Springs: 11.0 mi
Worthington Spring: 12.3 mi
Hornsby Spring: 12.8 mi
Ala11297 Spring: 13.4 mi

Nature reserves32

Split Rock Conservation Area: 8.0 mi
Lake Alice Conservation Area: 8.2 mi
Butterfly Rainforest: 8.2 mi
Herzog Cave Preserve: 8.7 mi
Saarinen Preserve: 8.8 mi

Historic sites16

Timucua Burial Mound: 7.6 mi
Gatorade's Birthplace: 7.9 mi
Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 8.1 mi
Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 8.1 mi
Historic Marker- Children's Literature Collection: 8.1 mi

Artworks15

Artistic Ball: 6.3 mi
34th Street Wall: 7.6 mi
Albert & Alberta: 7.7 mi
Tim Tebow (2007): 7.9 mi
Steve Spurrier (1966): 7.9 mi

Gardens15

First Lutheran Church Garden: 7.7 mi
Lee Chira Family Heisman Plaza: 7.9 mi
Bat House Gardens: 7.9 mi
Field & Fork Farm and Gardens: 7.9 mi
University Gardens: 8.0 mi

Museums15

Heritage Hall: 7.8 mi
A. Quinn Jones House: 7.9 mi
Florida Museum of Natural History: 8.2 mi
Matheson History Museum: 8.8 mi
Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention: 9.1 mi

Attractions12

Peaks5

Spring Hill: 9.1 mi
Underwood Hill: 10.2 mi
Garrison Hammock: 21.9 mi
Little Garrison Hammock: 21.9 mi
Spring Hill: 24.7 mi

Rest areas5

Alachua County Rest Area (I-75 northbound): 11.4 mi
Alachua County Rest Area (I-75 southbound): 11.4 mi
Columbia County Rest Area (I-75 northbound): 18.5 mi
Columbia County Rest Area (I-75 northbound): 18.6 mi
Columbia County Rest Area (I-75 southbound): 18.7 mi

Picnic sites2

38th Street Park Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
Oak Canopy Picnic Area: 9.0 mi

Ghost towns1

Traxler: 10.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turkey Creek Hammock Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Underwood Hill	WNW 302°	55 m	10.2 mi
Spring Hill	NW 309°	43 m	9.1 mi
Spring Hill	SSW 205°	40 m	24.7 mi
Garrison Hammock	SE 133°	25 m	21.9 mi
Little Garrison Hammock	SE 135°	21 m	21.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:34	19:10	19:41
June solstice	06:30	19:59	20:34
September equinox	07:19	18:56	19:28
December solstice	07:22	16:59	17:35

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	69	75	80	81	81	79	72	64	58

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 11 WNW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/1448345146

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