Ponce de Leon Springs State Park
Ponce de Leon Springs State Park is a park in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Falling Water Hill stands 97 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ponce de Leon Springs, a spring 0.1 miles away. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 26 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 26.4 mi off the SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ponce de Leon Springs: 0.1 mi
- Jackson Spring: 0.7 mi
- Vortex Spring: 3.6 mi
- Morrison Spring: 4.7 mi
- Blue Springs: 8.7 mi
- Sheep Hill: 0.8 mi
- Long Pond Hill: 2.3 mi
- Saint Paul Hill: 2.8 mi
- Morrison Hill: 3.0 mi
- Saddle Hill: 4.1 mi
- Blue Creek Veterans Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Morrison Springs: 4.3 mi
- Morrison Springs County Park: 4.7 mi
- Fern Arnold Park: 5.6 mi
- Pat Covell Park#2: 10.1 mi
- Vortex Spring: 3.6 mi
- DeFuniak Springs (freight): 10.8 mi
- Walton County Heritage Museum (Museum Depot): 10.8 mi
- Seacrest Wolf Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Holmes Creek Tract: 18.3 mi
- E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center: 18.4 mi
- Pine Log State Forest: 20.9 mi
- Ponce de Leon Rest Area: 0.5 mi
- Holmes County Rest Area: 0.7 mi
- Walton County Confederate Monument: 10.7 mi
- Howell Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Falling Water Sink: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ponce de Leon Springs State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falling Water Hill | E 88° | 97 m | 23.6 mi |
| Danley Hill | NW 318° | 93 m | 23.4 mi |
| Sandy Mountain | W 259° | 90 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mud Hill | ESE 111° | 87 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hudson Hill | N 358° | 86 m | 9.4 mi |
| Sexton Hill | ESE 109° | 86 m | 22.7 mi |
| Weaver Hill | ESE 112° | 84 m | 18.8 mi |
| Fox Hill | WNW 289° | 84 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:38 | 16:11 | 16:47 |
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 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Funiak Springs 1 E, 10 mi away.
- Bluegill32 obs
- Redear Sunfish26 obs
- Eastern Fence Lizard23 obs
- Green Anole23 obs
- Golden Silk Spider21 obs
- Great Blue Skimmer20 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel19 obs
- Blue Dasher19 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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