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Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park

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Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 36 m. Underwood Hill stands 55 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is San Felasco Park, a park 0.6 miles away. OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE passes 7.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
36 m

What to expect

Operated by
Florida State Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.70730, -82.39525

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • San Felasco Park: 0.6 mi
  • Possum Creek Park: 0.8 mi
  • Magnolia Place Playground: 0.9 mi
  • Four Creeks Preserve: 1.4 mi
  • Springtree Park: 2.3 mi
Springs: 52
Nature reserves: 33
Historic sites: 16
Artworks: 15
Gardens: 15
Museums: 15
Attractions: 12
Peaks: 5
  • Spring Hill: 12.0 mi
  • Underwood Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Little Garrison Hammock: 19.1 mi
  • Garrison Hammock: 19.1 mi
  • Spring Hill: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • 38th Street Park Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Oak Canopy Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Underwood HillNW 310°55 m12.9 mi
Spring HillNW 316°43 m12.0 mi
Spring HillSSW 211°40 m22.8 mi
Garrison HammockSE 129°25 m19.1 mi
Little Garrison HammockSE 131°21 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1019:41
June solstice06:3119:5920:34
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2116:5917:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555863697580818179726458

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 11 WNW, 6 mi away.

  • Brown Anole229 obs
  • White Ibis140 obs
  • Southern Toad137 obs
  • Cuban Tree Frog124 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel117 obs
  • Red-shouldered Hawk112 obs
  • Black-bellied Whistling-Duck110 obs
  • White-tailed Deer104 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/384775147

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