Park · Florida
Lake Butler Wildlife Management Area Raiford Tract
Lake Butler Wildlife Management Area Raiford Tract is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 40 m. The nearest named place is Heilbronn Spring, a spring 4.2 miles away. JC PENNEY MEM HWY passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 40 m
How to reach it
Coordinates30.08357, -82.16650
- 20.7 mi off the JC PENNEY MEM HWY
- 29.8 mi off the WILLIAM BARTRAM TRL
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wainwright Park: 10.2 mi
- Veteran Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
- Lincoln City Park: 11.3 mi
- Jenning State Forest: 11.9 mi
- Maxville Park: 12.6 mi
Springs: 8
- Heilbronn Spring: 4.2 mi
- Lake Lowery North Spring: 18.1 mi
- Lake Lowry West Spring: 18.2 mi
- Worthington Spring: 18.9 mi
- Lake Lowery East Spring: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Satsuma Tract: 15.6 mi
- Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area: 17.2 mi
- Southern Property Preservation: 18.4 mi
- Branan Field Wildlife and Environmental Area: 19.9 mi
- Black Creek Ravines Conservation Area: 19.9 mi
Museums: 3
- Eugene l. Matthews historical museum: 10.2 mi
- Union County Historical Museum: 11.3 mi
- Waldo Historical Railway Museum: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- Stations of the Cross: 22.8 mi
- The Crucifixion: 22.8 mi
- Mary, Queen of Heaven: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Baker County Rest Area Westbound: 18.3 mi
- Baker County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 2
- Keystone Heights Moon Tree: 22.4 mi
- Gainesville Raceway: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Olustee Beach: 18.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:57 | 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 | 57 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 65 | 59 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Starke, 11 mi away.
- American beautyberry2 obs
- partridgeberry2 obs
- Coastalplain Yellow-eyed Grass2 obs
- Swamp titi2 obs
- Japanese climbing fern2 obs
- Lax Hornpod2 obs
- combleaf mermaidweed2 obs
- Black Vulture1 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/358728938
Day trips start here
- Osceola National Forest · 17 mi
- Orange Park · 28 mi
- Lake City · 29 mi
- Green Cove Springs · 30 mi
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