Velda Mound Park
Velda Mound Park is a park in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Texas Hill stands 70 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is A.J. Henry Park, a park 0.4 miles away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY passes 9.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- A.J. Henry Park: 0.4 mi
- Blarney Park: 0.8 mi
- Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway: 1.8 mi
- Dorothy B Oven Park: 2.0 mi
- Bob Smith Park: 2.1 mi
- Bird Sink: 10.4 mi
- Patty Sink: 10.5 mi
- Horn Spring: 13.8 mi
- Rhodes Spring 2: 15.3 mi
- Rhodes Spring 4: 15.5 mi
- Park Founding Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Lincoln Plaque: 4.9 mi
- Tallahassee's May Oak: 5.3 mi
- Leon County's American Revolutionary War Soldiers: 5.3 mi
- John G. Riley House: 5.4 mi
- Full Team Austin: 3.0 mi
- My Sweet Prince: 3.0 mi
- The Great Escape: 3.0 mi
- Komodo Dragon: 3.0 mi
- First Mate Pounce: 3.1 mi
- Goodwood Museum and Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Tallahassee Automobile Museum: 3.7 mi
- The Grove Museum: 5.0 mi
- Knott House Museum: 5.3 mi
- The Union Bank: 5.6 mi
- Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park: 2.7 mi
- L Kirk Edwards State Wildlife and Environment Area: 7.7 mi
- Anita Davis Preserve at Henrietta Lake Park: 8.5 mi
- Silver Lake Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
- Talquin WMA: 13.1 mi
- Betton Hills Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Diane's Garden: 3.6 mi
- 4-H Vegetable Garden: 3.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 3.7 mi
- Midtown Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Future Buc-ee's: 8.5 mi
- Pebble Hill Plantation: 21.4 mi
- Nurse's Station: 21.4 mi
- Carpenter's Shop: 21.4 mi
- Elisabeth Ireland Poe Gallery (2nd Floor): 21.5 mi
- Calico Hill: 19.7 mi
- Texas Hill: 21.2 mi
- Sawdust Mountain: 23.7 mi
- Abandoned Elks Lodge Picnic Park: 4.5 mi
- Leon County Rest Area Eastbound: 10.0 mi
- Pine Bluff: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Velda Mound Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Hill | E 80° | 70 m | 21.2 mi |
| Calico Hill | SE 134° | 11 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
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 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tallahassee, 10 mi away.
- Green Anole50 obs
- Common Box Turtle49 obs
- Brown Anole30 obs
- Whirlabout30 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk28 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee26 obs
- Canada Goose24 obs
- Carolina Wren23 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 way/317637188
Day trips start here
- Tallahassee · 4 mi
- Quincy · 22 mi
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