- Elevation
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sandy Mountain90 m · 12.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A4.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:51local time
- Coordinates
- 30.4799, -86.2402
Basin Bayou State Recreation Area is a park in Florida, at a recorded 3 m. Sandy Mountain stands 90 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Rucker Recreation Area, a park 4.2 miles away. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 4.3 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 3 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Basin Bayou State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Mountain | NNW 348° | 90 m | 12.9 mi |
| Fox Hill | N 353° | 84 m | 24.1 mi |
| Ray Hill | NE 53° | 68 m | 21.0 mi |
| Rock Hill | NE 44° | 62 m | 11.6 mi |
| Dykes Hill | ENE 61° | 56 m | 17.9 mi |
| McKinnon Hill | ENE 63° | 56 m | 18.8 mi |
| Laurel Hill | ENE 67° | 54 m | 20.0 mi |
| Big Hill | ENE 64° | 53 m | 19.1 mi |
- 4.3 mi off the SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-ANational
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Rucker Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Northern Hammock Bay Park: 5.0 mi
- Freeport Regional Sports Complex: 5.3 mi
- Choctaw Beach Park: 5.4 mi
- Kellogg Bayside Park: 5.5 mi
- Dockside Watersports: 16.7 mi
- F-15 Nomad: 17.8 mi
- Walton County Heritage Museum (Museum Depot): 18.2 mi
- DeFuniak Springs (freight): 18.2 mi
- F-86 Sabre: 19.1 mi
- Topsail Hill: 8.5 mi
- Scrub Hill: 8.6 mi
- Rock Hill: 11.6 mi
- Sandy Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Dykes Hill: 17.9 mi
- Eglin Blue Spring: 17.0 mi
- Ecuchee Spring: 18.0 mi
- Euchee Spring: 18.0 mi
- Morrison Spring: 23.5 mi
- Washington Blue Spring Choctawhatchee: 23.5 mi
- Mattie Kelley Visual Arts Gallery: 14.4 mi
- Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida: 15.0 mi
- Destin History & Fishing Museum: 17.0 mi
- Air Force Armament Museum: 19.1 mi
- Indian Temple Mound Museum: 22.5 mi
- Public Beach: 8.9 mi
- Seacrest Beach: 16.3 mi
- Alys Beach: 18.4 mi
- Princess Beach: 18.9 mi
- Eastern Green Beach: 19.7 mi
- E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center: 11.1 mi
- Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park: 11.4 mi
- Veterans Park Rookery: 21.7 mi
- Pine Log State Forest: 22.0 mi
- Okaloosa County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.2 mi
- Okaloosa County Rest Area Westbound: 23.4 mi
- Holmes County Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Ponce de Leon Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Topsail Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Howell Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Sea Cliffs Townhomes: 10.0 mi
- Walton County Confederate Monument: 18.4 mi
- EFC Veteran Memorial fountain: 21.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:16 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:39 | 16:13 | 16:49 |
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, 15 mi away.
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