Nature reserve · Florida

Woods Ferry

Woods Ferry from directly overhead

Woods Ferry is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Rocky Hill stands 47 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ham522981 Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Florida State Parks
Access: Yes

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates30.35563, -82.85568

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs

Ham522981 Spring: 1.2 mi
Louise Springs: 1.6 mi
Mattair Springs: 2.6 mi
Blue Sink Spring: 3.1 mi
Ham1023971 Spring: 3.7 mi

Parks32

Blue Sink Launch: 2.4 mi
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park: 5.5 mi
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park: 6.1 mi
John H. Hale Community Park: 8.4 mi
Occidental Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi

Rest areas5

Suwannee County Rest Area Eastbound: 6.6 mi
Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 7.1 mi
Madison County Rest Area Westbound: 23.2 mi
Madison County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.5 mi
Joseph O. Striska Official Florida Welcome Center: 24.8 mi

Peaks2

Jim Mike Hill: 2.4 mi
Rocky Hill: 13.3 mi

Museums2

Stephen Foster Museum: 5.5 mi
Columbia County Historical Museum: 17.5 mi

Nature reserves2

Nayfield Acres Conservation Easement: 11.0 mi
Deep Creek Plantation Conservation Easement: 11.5 mi

Ghost towns2

Ellaville: 19.2 mi
Troy: 24.5 mi

Gardens1

Hearthstone Botanical Gardens: 10.4 mi

Attractions1

Lake City Weather dot Com: 14.9 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Rocky Hill	S 188°	47 m	13.3 mi
Jim Mike Hill	ESE 103°	24 m	2.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:36	19:12	19:43
June solstice	06:31	20:02	20:37
September equinox	07:20	18:58	19:30
December solstice	07:25	16:59	17:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	54	57	62	69	75	80	83	82	79	71	62	56
Precip in	4.6	3.5	4.2	3.8	3.5	7.6	5.9	6.7	5.2	3.4	2.2	2.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Springs 7N, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/561359217

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