Blackwater River State Park
Blackwater River State Park is a park in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. The Mound stands 3 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is High Bluff, a cliff 4.6 miles away. PENSACOLA BLUFFS HWY passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the PENSACOLA BLUFFS HWY
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Douglas Road Dog Park: 7.5 mi
- Clear Creek OHV Park: 7.8 mi
- Blackwater Wildlife Management Area: 9.0 mi
- Wilderness Landing: 9.2 mi
- Blackwater Heritage Trail State Park: 10.4 mi
- Fallen Soldier Table: 8.4 mi
- Mother's Memorial Courtyard: 11.1 mi
- Veterans Plaza: 11.1 mi
- Veterans Plaza: 11.1 mi
- Mothers Memorial Courtyard: 11.1 mi
- High Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Riley Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Miller Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Metts Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Wilkinson Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Imogene Theater: 11.1 mi
- West Florida Railroad Museum: 11.5 mi
- Arcadia Mill: 13.9 mi
- Carver-Hill Museum: 18.3 mi
- Secret Beach: 7.4 mi
- Navarre Beach: 22.8 mi
- Opal Beach: 24.3 mi
- Red Horse Statue: 23.1 mi
- 823d Bulldozer: 23.1 mi
- ZPU23-4: 23.2 mi
- Boiling Creek Bridge: 10.0 mi
- Stump Spring: 12.3 mi
- The Mound: 24.2 mi
- Cremation Garden: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackwater River State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mound | W 275° | 3 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:19 | 19:54 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:42 | 16:15 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whiting FLD NAS, 8 mi away.
- Atlantic white cedar39 obs
- gallberry33 obs
- longleaf pine24 obs
- Swamp titi23 obs
- Blue Dasher21 obs
- Buckwheat tree21 obs
- Sandhill laurel21 obs
- American holly20 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.
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