Ray Wayside Park
Ray Wayside Park is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Garrison Hammock stands 25 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Time Capsule, a historic site 2.6 miles away. FLORIDA BLACK BEAR runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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What the record says
- Elevation
- 14 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, National
- 17.9 mi off the OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE
- 26.9 mi off the SCENIC SUMTER HERITAGE BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Giant Cypress · 19 mi
- Observation Tower · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silver Springs Forest Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
- Silver Springs State Park (Main Entrance): 3.7 mi
- Coehadjoe Park: 4.9 mi
- Shocker Park (Softball): 5.9 mi
- Fore Lake Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Silver Spring 11: 3.0 mi
- Silver Spring 12: 3.1 mi
- Silver Spring 10: 3.1 mi
- Silver Spring 9: 3.1 mi
- Silver Spring 8: 3.2 mi
- Silver Springs Conservation Area: 3.9 mi
- Silver Springs Forest Conservation Area: 4.3 mi
- Silver Springs Sandhill: 4.7 mi
- Sunnyhill Conservation Area - North Tract: 14.7 mi
- Sunnyhill Restoration Area - West Tract: 15.8 mi
- Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center: 2.6 mi
- Appleton Museum of Art: 5.1 mi
- Marion County Museum of History: 6.8 mi
- Marion County Museum of History: 6.8 mi
- Discovery Center: 8.4 mi
- Osceola: 3.6 mi
- Bounceback Wall: 6.6 mi
- Futura Fury Horse: 11.4 mi
- Patriot Horse: 11.5 mi
- Robert Wormser Memorial Sculpture: 11.8 mi
- Santos Trailhead: 9.8 mi
- Vortex Pit: 11.0 mi
- Orange Creek Restoration Area: 15.5 mi
- The Villages: 18.0 mi
- Spanish Springs Town Square: 19.2 mi
- Marion County Rest Area Northbound: 14.2 mi
- Marion County Rest Area Southbound: 14.3 mi
- Wildwood I-75 Weigh Station Northbound: 17.8 mi
- Wildwood I-75 Weigh Station Southbound: 17.8 mi
- CF Cafeteria outdoor eating area: 11.5 mi
- CF Athletics Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Hampton Beach: 13.6 mi
- Eatons Beach: 15.8 mi
- Little Garrison Hammock: 23.6 mi
- Garrison Hammock: 23.8 mi
- Time Capsule: 2.6 mi
- Fort King Garden: 5.7 mi
- Sunday Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Kerr City: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ray Wayside Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hammock | NNW 337° | 25 m | 23.8 mi |
| Little Garrison Hammock | NNW 335° | 21 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:56 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 61 | 65 | 71 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 65 | 60 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocala, 6 mi away.
- Rhesus Macaque77 obs
- Anhinga63 obs
- American Alligator62 obs
- Great Blue Heron49 obs
- Limpkin47 obs
- Wood Duck47 obs
- Great Egret43 obs
- Florida Red-bellied Cooter42 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/358745103
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