Florida Caverns State Park
Florida Caverns State Park is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 21 m. Falling Water Hill stands 97 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Caverns Visitors Center, a attraction 0.4 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 21 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Hole Spring: 0.9 mi
- Unnamed Spring 2: 1.2 mi
- Unnamed Spring 1: 1.3 mi
- Bosel 2 Spring: 1.3 mi
- Bosel 1 Spring: 1.3 mi
- Citizen's Lodge Park: 1.6 mi
- Historical Joseph W. Russ House & Visitor Center: 2.4 mi
- City of Marianna Madison Street Park: 2.6 mi
- Blue Springs Recreational Area: 5.7 mi
- Saint Paul Memorial Park & Recreation Complex: 13.1 mi
- High Hill: 16.0 mi
- Sixteenth Hill: 18.2 mi
- Falling Water Hill: 18.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 18.9 mi
- Nearing Hill: 19.5 mi
- Judges Cave Wildlife and Environmental Area: 2.2 mi
- Chipola Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
- Apalachee Wildlife Management Area: 17.0 mi
- Apalachee Wildlife Management Area: 17.1 mi
- Apalachee Wildlife Management Area: 17.2 mi
- CCC Built Fish Hatchery: 0.8 mi
- Saint Paul High School: 13.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Tank: 20.2 mi
- Caboose: 24.0 mi
- Jackson County Rest Area Westbound: 6.5 mi
- Jackson County Rest Area Eastbound: 6.9 mi
- Jackson County Welcome Station: 16.4 mi
- Alabama Welcome Center: 17.1 mi
- Gadsden County Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Caverns Visitors Center: 0.4 mi
- Sugar Mill: 0.7 mi
- CCC Worker: 0.4 mi
- Cane Field: 0.7 mi
- Falling Water Sink: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Florida Caverns State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falling Water Hill | WSW 253° | 97 m | 18.8 mi |
| High Hill | WSW 250° | 94 m | 16.0 mi |
| Orange Hill | WSW 240° | 87 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sexton Hill | SW 236° | 86 m | 24.4 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SW 225° | 83 m | 24.7 mi |
| Murphy Hill | WNW 299° | 74 m | 23.2 mi |
| Riley Hill | WNW 300° | 73 m | 22.7 mi |
| Balcom Hill | WNW 301° | 73 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:07 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:35 | 16:08 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marianna Muni AP, 3 mi away.
- woodland pinkroot73 obs
- Eastern Fence Lizard71 obs
- false rue anemone62 obs
- Red Buckeye50 obs
- oakleaf hydrangea49 obs
- Atamasco Lily48 obs
- bear's foot45 obs
- mayapple34 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/404126627
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- Florida Panhandle · 27 mi
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