Jackson County Welcome Station
Jackson County Welcome Station is a rest area in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Falling Water Hill stands 97 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Alabama Welcome Center, a rest area 1.0 miles away. 150 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Florida Department of Transportation
How to reach it
150 named places within 25 miles
- Saint Paul Memorial Park & Recreation Complex: 3.9 mi
- Cottonwood Sports Complex: 6.3 mi
- Bay Line Park: 6.8 mi
- Tiger Park: 7.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- Daniel Spring 1: 6.4 mi
- Daniel Spring 2: 6.4 mi
- Daniel Spring 3: 6.5 mi
- Daniel Spring 4: 6.5 mi
- Daniel Spring 5: 6.5 mi
- Balcom Hill: 9.2 mi
- Riley Hill: 9.2 mi
- Murphy Hill: 10.0 mi
- McIntosh Hill: 10.8 mi
- Brown Hill: 10.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Saint Paul High School: 3.9 mi
- ACOM First Patient Memorial: 15.2 mi
- CCC Built Fish Hatchery: 15.7 mi
- Dothan Leadership Monument: 15.9 mi
- Bell UH-1H Huey: 15.8 mi
- Caverns Visitors Center: 16.7 mi
- Water World: 16.8 mi
- Sugar Mill: 17.1 mi
- Alabama Welcome Center: 1.0 mi
- Jackson County Rest Area Westbound: 17.2 mi
- Jackson County Rest Area Eastbound: 17.2 mi
- Chipola Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Judges Cave Wildlife and Environmental Area: 18.7 mi
- Holmes Creek Tract: 23.5 mi
- Mr. Cow: 15.6 mi
- Camera Nut Peanut: 16.1 mi
- CCC Worker: 16.8 mi
- E. R. Porter Hardware Museum: 15.8 mi
- George Washington Carver Interpretive Museum: 16.1 mi
- Agriculture Museum: 20.4 mi
- Cane Field: 17.1 mi
- Dothan Area Botanical Gardens: 20.9 mi
- Falling Water Sink: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jackson County Welcome Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falling Water Hill | SSW 202° | 97 m | 19.7 mi |
| High Hill | SSW 194° | 94 m | 18.8 mi |
| Orange Hill | SSW 196° | 87 m | 23.4 mi |
| Corbett Hill | W 263° | 76 m | 13.3 mi |
| Murphy Hill | W 261° | 74 m | 10.0 mi |
| Balcom Hill | W 265° | 73 m | 9.2 mi |
| Riley Hill | W 262° | 73 m | 9.2 mi |
| McIntosh Hill | WSW 252° | 71 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:13 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:37 | 16:08 | 16:44 |
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 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonifay TRI CO AP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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