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Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve

Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve from directly overhead

Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Hodgson Hill stands 11 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Yankeetown Water Resources Park, a park 1.9 miles away. SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY passes 28 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Yankeetown

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.02728, -82.72966

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Little King Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Little Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Big King Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Millers Creek Spring: 11.6 mi
Parks: 53
  • Yankeetown Water Resources Park: 1.9 mi
  • Bird Creek Park: 2.4 mi
  • Inglis Central Park: 3.5 mi
  • Exercise Area: 3.5 mi
  • Felburn Park: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Attractions: 4
  • Captain Mike’s “Swimming With The Manatees”: 13.0 mi
  • Rainbow Springs State Park Tube Rentals: 18.6 mi
  • Cedar Key Pirate Invasion: 19.7 mi
  • Alpaca Magic: 20.2 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Hodgson Hill: 21.1 mi
  • Witzka: 23.6 mi
  • Shell Mound: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • John Muir At Cedar Key: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Pink Elephant: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hodgson HillWNW 293°11 m21.1 mi
WitzkaSSE 155°7 m23.6 mi
Shell MoundWNW 301°6 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3319:5920:33
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2117:0317:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555963687579818179726357
Precip in3.63.23.83.02.88.08.39.95.83.22.23.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Usher TWR, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/663591239

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