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Ochlockonee River State Park

Ochlockonee River State Park from directly overhead

Ochlockonee River State Park is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Sugar Hill stands 6 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Creek Rise, a spring 1.7 miles away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY passes 1.7 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.00455, -84.47510

Overlooks nearby

86 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 29
  • Bear Creek Rise: 1.7 mi
  • Crays River Rise: 4.1 mi
  • Panacea Mineral Spring 3: 5.5 mi
  • Panacea Mineral Spring 2: 5.5 mi
  • Panacea Mineral Spring 1: 5.5 mi
Parks: 26
  • Myron B Hodge City Park: 3.6 mi
  • Morrison Hammock Scenic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Panacea Park: 5.0 mi
  • Woolley Park: 5.5 mi
  • Panacea Springs: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Nurse Sharks: 5.4 mi
  • Pickleariun: 5.4 mi
  • Alligator Point: 8.1 mi
  • Observation Deck: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Southern Dunes: 10.1 mi
  • Sawdust Mountain: 17.6 mi
  • Sugar Hill: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Jesus: 10.3 mi
  • Great Blue Heron: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Butterfly Garden: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugar HillSW 219°6 m25.0 mi
Southern DunesSE 128°2 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:50
June solstice06:3820:0820:43
September equinox07:2719:0419:36
December solstice07:3017:0717:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525561677480828278706054

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Panacea 1 S, under a mile away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel66 obs
  • White-tailed Deer54 obs
  • Eastern Lubber Grasshopper36 obs
  • Pink Sundew29 obs
  • Small butterwort25 obs
  • Red-headed Woodpecker24 obs
  • orange milkwort23 obs
  • Squirrel Tree Frog23 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/184766886

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