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Bald Point State Park

Bald Point State Park from directly overhead

Bald Point State Park is a park in Florida, at a modelled elevation of -0 m. Sand Hills stands 3 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Southern Dunes, a peak 1.8 miles away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY passes 2.0 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates29.93782, -84.35405

Overlooks nearby

81 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 29
  • Crays River Rise: 4.8 mi
  • Panacea Mineral Spring 1: 7.0 mi
  • Panacea Mineral Spring 2: 7.0 mi
  • Panacea Mineral Spring 3: 7.1 mi
  • Bear Creek Rise: 7.2 mi
Parks: 23
  • Public Beach Access: 3.7 mi
  • Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve: 6.4 mi
  • Woolley Park: 6.6 mi
  • Panacea Park: 6.8 mi
  • Panacea Springs: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Alligator Point: 4.0 mi
  • Pickleariun: 6.2 mi
  • Nurse Sharks: 6.2 mi
  • Observation Deck: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Southern Dunes: 1.8 mi
  • Sawdust Mountain: 16.7 mi
  • Sand Hills: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Jesus: 12.7 mi
  • Great Blue Heron: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Butterfly Garden: 15.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillsNE 50°3 m22.6 mi
Southern DunesSSE 159°2 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1819:49
June solstice06:3820:0720:42
September equinox07:2619:0419:36
December solstice07:3017:0717:43

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, 9 mi away.

  • Sanderling117 obs
  • Atlantic Horseshoe Crab110 obs
  • Willet81 obs
  • Black-bellied Plover74 obs
  • Ruddy Turnstone65 obs
  • American Oystercatcher57 obs
  • Forster's Tern55 obs
  • Scarlet Calamint52 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314604237

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