Eglin Wildlife Management Area
Eglin Wildlife Management Area is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 37 m. Sandy Mountain stands 90 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Creek Park - North, a park 4.1 miles away. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 21 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 37 m
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Creek Park - North: 4.1 mi
- Turkey Creek Boardwalk: 4.1 mi
- Turkey Creek Park - North Entrance: 4.1 mi
- Turkey Creek Park: 4.3 mi
- Clearwater Park: 4.5 mi
- Colonel Hart Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Osprey CV-22 Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Desert Shield and Desert Storm: 13.1 mi
- Operation Assured Response: 13.1 mi
- Operation Provide Comfort: 13.1 mi
- F-15 Nomad: 6.4 mi
- A-10A Thunderbolt II: 6.6 mi
- F-16 Falcon: 6.6 mi
- F-111E Aardvark: 6.6 mi
- F-15A Eagle: 6.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Wilkinson Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Metts Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Indigo Head: 16.1 mi
- Riley Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Mattie Kelley Visual Arts Gallery: 5.7 mi
- Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida: 5.9 mi
- Air Force Armament Museum: 6.6 mi
- Indian Temple Mound Museum: 11.3 mi
- Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum: 11.3 mi
- EFC Veteran Memorial fountain: 8.6 mi
- 823d Bulldozer: 11.7 mi
- Red Horse Statue: 11.8 mi
- ZPU23-4: 12.1 mi
- Sandy Mountain: 18.0 mi
- Topsail Hill: 20.9 mi
- Fox Hill: 24.4 mi
- Scrub Hill: 24.9 mi
- Okaloosa County Rest Area Eastbound: 11.7 mi
- Okaloosa County Rest Area Westbound: 11.9 mi
- Santa Rosa County Rest Area Westbound: 24.9 mi
- Princess Beach: 12.0 mi
- Navarre Beach: 21.9 mi
- Public Beach: 23.6 mi
- Eglin Blue Spring: 8.7 mi
- Euchee Spring: 24.5 mi
- Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park: 9.0 mi
- Veterans Park Rookery: 11.5 mi
- Boiling Creek Bridge: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eglin Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Mountain | ENE 67° | 90 m | 18.0 mi |
| Fox Hill | NE 42° | 84 m | 24.4 mi |
| Scrub Hill | E 88° | 44 m | 24.9 mi |
| Topsail Hill | SE 130° | 3 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:17 | 19:53 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:13 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:40 | 16:14 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Niceville, 5 mi away.
- Common Box Turtle7 obs
- Sailfin Shiner7 obs
- sweet pitcher plant6 obs
- spoonleaf sundew6 obs
- Blackbanded Darter6 obs
- Buren's Pyramid Ant6 obs
- American Winter Ant5 obs
- Scarlet Calamint5 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358709533
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