Paynes Creek Historic State Park
Paynes Creek Historic State Park is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Lakeland Highlands stands 81 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Paynes Creek State Park Visitor Center, a attraction 0.1 miles away. THE RIDGE HWY passes 16 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 18 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the THE RIDGE HWY
Named places within 25 miles
- Main Street Park: 5.2 mi
- Hardee Park: 6.2 mi
- Lincoln Street Community Park: 6.7 mi
- Chamberlain Community Park: 6.7 mi
- Pioneer Park: 8.2 mi
- Historical Society of Ft Meade: 9.0 mi
- Avon Park Depot Museum: 18.6 mi
- City of Avon Park Depot Museum: 18.6 mi
- Frostproof Historical Museum: 18.9 mi
- Luster All African American Heritage Museum: 19.0 mi
- Paynes Creek State Park Visitor Center: 0.1 mi
- W. Henry Lewis House Historical Marker: 9.4 mi
- Diving Girl Sign: 18.6 mi
- The Jacaranda Avon Park: 18.8 mi
- The Jacaranda Avon Park: 18.8 mi
- Magnolia Manor Park: 6.6 mi
- Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area - Sun N Lake and Silver Lake Tract: 17.2 mi
- Crooked Lake Prairie: 19.4 mi
- Crooked Lake Sandhill: 20.6 mi
- Ridge Audubon Nature Reserve: 22.5 mi
- Monument: 0.3 mi
- Former Skate Park: 18.7 mi
- Former Skate Park: 18.7 mi
- Solomon's Castle: 20.1 mi
- Pinecrest Hotel Ruins: 20.8 mi
- Moffit: 11.5 mi
- Brewster: 13.9 mi
- Fort Lonesome: 21.5 mi
- Sand Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Lakeland Highlands: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paynes Creek Historic State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Highlands | NNW 344° | 81 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sand Mountain | N 359° | 39 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 19:52 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:54 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 17:03 | 17:38 |
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 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 68 | 63 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wauchula, 5 mi away.
- American Alligator20 obs
- American sweetgum17 obs
- Brown Anole14 obs
- White Ibis10 obs
- Spanish moss10 obs
- cabbage palmetto10 obs
- American trumpet vine9 obs
- Blue-ringed Dancer9 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.
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