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De Leon Springs State Park

De Leon Springs State Park from directly overhead

De Leon Springs State Park is a park in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Buncombe Hill stands 12 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is DeLeon Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR passes 0.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.13712, -81.36802

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chuck Lennon Park: 1.0 mi
  • Lake Woodruff NWR Visitor Center: 2.2 mi
  • Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge: 3.6 mi
  • Lake Woodruff Wilderness Refuge: 6.2 mi
  • Barkley Square Dog Park: 6.7 mi
Springs: 46
  • DeLeon Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Mosquito Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Alexander Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Volusia Blue Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Camp Le No Che Sulfur Springs: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 40
  • Chuck Lennon Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Hulley Tower: 8.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 17.7 mi
  • William H.G. France & Anne Bledsoe France: 18.5 mi
  • F-15 Eagle: 18.9 mi
Museums: 33
Nature reserves: 19
Gardens: 12
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 5
  • Skydive Deland: 7.4 mi
  • UNOH FanZone: 18.3 mi
  • Daytona International Speedway Visitors Center: 18.5 mi
  • Zoom Air Adventure Park: 20.2 mi
  • ZOOm Air Orlando: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Shell Mound: 10.8 mi
  • Buncombe Hill: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Central Florida Bible Camp: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buncombe HillENE 77°12 m12.7 mi
Shell MoundWNW 287°2 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2819:5420:28
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:1616:5717:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F576064697580828279736560
Precip in3.12.43.52.54.28.28.77.16.94.02.32.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deland 1 SSE, 10 mi away.

  • American Alligator38 obs
  • Great Blue Heron32 obs
  • Brown Anole31 obs
  • Anhinga30 obs
  • Golden Silk Spider27 obs
  • Limpkin22 obs
  • Sandhill Crane22 obs
  • Boat-tailed Grackle21 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/317755279

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