Juniper Springs Recreation Area
Juniper Springs Recreation Area is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 12 m. Shell Mound stands 2 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Juniper Springs, a spring 0.1 miles away. FLORIDA BLACK BEAR passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 12 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, National
- 15.1 mi off the RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR, National
- 23.4 mi off the HRTG CROSSROADS HWY
- 26.2 mi off the GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Giant Cypress · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Farles Prairie Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Silver Glen Springs Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Beakman Lake Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- Buck Lake Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Alexander Springs Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- Juniper Springs: 0.1 mi
- Juniper Springs: 0.1 mi
- Fern Hammock Springs: 0.3 mi
- Fern Hammock Springs: 0.3 mi
- Morman Branch Spring: 3.4 mi
- Sunnyhill Conservation Area - North Tract: 12.9 mi
- Sunnyhill Restoration Area - West Tract: 14.4 mi
- Sunnyhill Conservation Area - South Tract: 14.9 mi
- Ellis Acres Reserve: 16.8 mi
- Holman Conservation Easement: 17.5 mi
- Greater Umatilla Historical: 17.7 mi
- Tipisa Lodge OA Museum: 19.2 mi
- Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center: 19.5 mi
- Florida Carriage Museum: 20.0 mi
- Appleton Museum of Art: 22.1 mi
- Spanish Springs Town Square: 22.1 mi
- The Villages: 23.4 mi
- Santos Trailhead: 23.7 mi
- Vortex Pit: 24.7 mi
- Morrison Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Bowers Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Sunday Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Rock: 17.2 mi
- Osceola: 20.6 mi
- Bounceback Wall: 22.4 mi
- Time Capsule: 19.5 mi
- Chuck Lennon Memorial: 21.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 22.7 mi
- Harmony Gardens Tropical Wedding Garden: 22.2 mi
- Bride's Garden: 22.2 mi
- Fort King Garden: 22.3 mi
- Hampton Beach: 16.1 mi
- Eatons Beach: 18.8 mi
- Shell Mound: 10.4 mi
- Central Florida Bible Camp: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Juniper Springs Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Mound | E 90° | 2 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:55 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:54 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 66 | 60 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crescent City, 21 mi away.
- Florida rosemary31 obs
- Southern Two-striped Walkingstick30 obs
- Florida Red-bellied Cooter29 obs
- Florida Scrub-Jay22 obs
- Evans' Deer Moss22 obs
- Christmas lichen22 obs
- Brown Anole19 obs
- Coralberry19 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/358732071
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