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Jackson County Welcome Station

Jackson County Welcome Station from directly overhead

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

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How to reach it

Coordinates30.99508, -85.40971

150 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 58
  • 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
Springs: 45
  • 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
Peaks: 22
  • 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
Historic sites: 6
  • 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
Attractions: 4
  • Bell UH-1H Huey: 15.8 mi
  • Caverns Visitors Center: 16.7 mi
  • Water World: 16.8 mi
  • Sugar Mill: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Mr. Cow: 15.6 mi
  • Camera Nut Peanut: 16.1 mi
  • CCC Worker: 16.8 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Cane Field: 17.1 mi
  • Dothan Area Botanical Gardens: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Falling Water HillSSW 202°97 m19.7 mi
High HillSSW 194°94 m18.8 mi
Orange HillSSW 196°87 m23.4 mi
Corbett HillW 263°76 m13.3 mi
Murphy HillW 261°74 m10.0 mi
Balcom HillW 265°73 m9.2 mi
Riley HillW 262°73 m9.2 mi
McIntosh HillWSW 252°71 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2218:53
June solstice05:3919:1319:49
September equinox06:3118:0818:40
December solstice06:3716:0816:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515460677480828278695953

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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/443187164

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