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Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park

Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park from directly overhead

Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Mount Cornelia stands 15 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is McClure Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. A1A OCEAN ISLANDS TRAIL (OBS) passes 1.2 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
6 m

What to expect

Operated by
Florida State Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.68874, -81.45654

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fort Clinch State Park: 1.0 mi
  • Jean Ribault Park: 1.3 mi
  • Central Park: 1.4 mi
  • Egans Creek Park: 1.7 mi
  • Elm Park: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 45
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 10
  • Fort Clinch: 1.1 mi
  • Unfinished Officer's Quarters: 1.1 mi
  • Unfinished Officer's Quarters: 1.1 mi
  • Fernandina Beach Veterans Memorial Plaza: 1.3 mi
  • Tabby Ruins: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 7
  • Arts Are Alive Project: 1.3 mi
  • Aligator statue: 22.7 mi
  • Gorilla Statue: 22.7 mi
  • Elephant Pair: 22.7 mi
  • Zuko: 22.8 mi
Peaks: 6
  • McClure Hill: 0.6 mi
  • London Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Storm Hill: 17.2 mi
  • Mount Cornelia: 17.8 mi
  • Round Top: 19.1 mi
Museums: 6
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • South Dunes Picnic Area: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CorneliaS 174°15 m17.8 mi
Storm HillWNW 300°14 m17.2 mi
McClure HillSE 140°10 m0.6 mi
Round TopSSW 192°8 m19.1 mi
London HillNW 322°7 m14.5 mi
Indian MoundS 175°3 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2419:5720:32
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2016:5317:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555863697681838280736458
Precip in3.23.13.33.02.76.15.06.47.25.01.93.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fernandina Beach, 2 mi away.

  • Brown Anole90 obs
  • Brown Pelican86 obs
  • Laughing Gull81 obs
  • Green Anole73 obs
  • Cannonball Jelly69 obs
  • White-tailed Deer54 obs
  • bristle thistle53 obs
  • Great Egret50 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1031407579

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