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Sandy Mountain

Sandy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sandy Mountain rises to 90 m in Florida. Britton Hill stands 105 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mossy Head Park, a park 6.1 miles away. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 17 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Florida, United States of America

Wikidata Q31577199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
90 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.66269, -86.28383

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mossy Head Park: 6.1 mi
  • Mossy Head Park: 6.1 mi
  • Athletic Field: 6.8 mi
  • Spanish Trail Scout Reservation: 6.8 mi
  • Field Sports Area: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Scrub Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Fox Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Rock Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Dykes Hill: 18.8 mi
  • Long Pond Hill: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 19
Springs: 7
  • Euchee Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Ecuchee Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Eglin Blue Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Vortex Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Ponce de Leon Springs: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 5
  • Mattie Kelley Visual Arts Gallery: 14.2 mi
  • Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida: 16.4 mi
  • Carver-Hill Museum: 18.2 mi
  • Air Force Armament Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Destin History & Fishing Museum: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Walton County Confederate Monument: 11.0 mi
  • Okaloosa County Veterans Memorial: 18.4 mi
  • Britton Hill: 22.4 mi
  • Sea Cliffs Townhomes: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 2
  • Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park: 14.3 mi
  • E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Public Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Princess Beach: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Britton HillN 0°105 m22.4 mi
Danley HillNNE 14°93 m22.1 mi
Hudson HillENE 57°86 m24.5 mi
Fox HillN 358°84 m11.3 mi
Brownell HillENE 62°79 m24.1 mi
Reynolds HillENE 58°78 m23.1 mi
Bunker HillENE 63°76 m20.6 mi
Jackson HillENE 58°72 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2518:57
June solstice05:4419:1619:52
September equinox06:3418:1118:43
December solstice06:3916:1216:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515560677580828278695953
Precip in5.05.15.24.34.07.17.56.96.03.64.45.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Funiak Springs 1 E, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358705782

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