- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Topsail Hill3 m · 17.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A18.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:52local time
- Coordinates
- 30.3982, -86.5918
Veterans Park Rookery is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled 8 m. Topsail Hill stands 3 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Marler Park, a park 0.2 miles away. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 19 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Park Rookery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topsail Hill | E 97° | 3 m | 17.8 mi |
- 18.9 mi off the SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-ANational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Marler Park: 0.2 mi
- Little Marler Park: 0.4 mi
- Municipal park: 0.4 mi
- Beasley Park: 0.5 mi
- Municipal Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Osprey CV-22 Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Colonel Hart Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Hmong Special Guerilla Unitsm: 6.6 mi
- Bird Air Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Montagard Memorial: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 30
- Dolphin Pavilion: 0.3 mi
- Stingray Bay: 0.3 mi
- The Bayou: 0.3 mi
- Tortoise Hideaway: 0.3 mi
- Fort Gator: 0.3 mi
Museums: 7
- Indian Temple Mound Museum: 1.0 mi
- Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum: 1.0 mi
- Destin History & Fishing Museum: 4.9 mi
- Air Force Armament Museum: 5.1 mi
- Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Topsail Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Indigo Head: 16.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Metts Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Wilkinson Bluff: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 4
- EFC Veteran Memorial fountain: 3.0 mi
- 823d Bulldozer: 5.3 mi
- Red Horse Statue: 5.4 mi
- ZPU23-4: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 4
- Princess Beach: 3.2 mi
- Navarre Beach: 16.2 mi
- Public Beach: 20.6 mi
- Opal Beach: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Okaloosa County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.2 mi
- Okaloosa County Rest Area Westbound: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park: 11.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Topsail Hill: 17.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Eglin Blue Spring: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Boiling Creek Bridge: 20.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:17 | 19:52 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:13 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:40 | 16:14 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Destin FT Walton Beach AP, 7 mi away.
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