Columbia County Rest Area Westbound
Columbia County Rest Area Westbound is a rest area in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Rocky Hill stands 47 m to the southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Suwannee County Rest Area Eastbound, a rest area 1.0 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Florida Department of Transportation
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Col522981 Spring: 3.7 mi
- Col522982 Spring: 3.7 mi
- White Springs: 4.1 mi
- Blue Sink Spring: 4.5 mi
- Louise Springs: 5.8 mi
- Wellborn Community Park: 3.6 mi
- Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park: 4.1 mi
- Blue Sink Launch: 5.1 mi
- Falling Creek Falls Park: 6.9 mi
- Five Points Park: 9.2 mi
- Woods Ferry: 7.1 mi
- Deep Creek Plantation Conservation Easement: 9.8 mi
- Nayfield Acres Conservation Easement: 10.1 mi
- Ichetucknee Springs State Park: 21.0 mi
- Santa Fe River-Hartzog Conservation Easement: 24.4 mi
- Stephen Foster Museum: 4.2 mi
- Columbia County Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Jim Mike Hill: 5.5 mi
- Rocky Hill: 9.8 mi
- Hearthstone Botanical Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Lake City Weather dot Com: 8.6 mi
- Olustee Beach: 21.6 mi
- shipwreck: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Columbia County Rest Area Westbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Hill | SW 220° | 47 m | 9.8 mi |
| Jim Mike Hill | NNW 339° | 24 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
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 | 57 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 59 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Live OAK, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/438808256
Day trips start here
- Lake City · 11 mi
- Osceola National Forest · 28 mi
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