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Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound

Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound from directly overhead

Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound is a rest area in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Texas Hill stands 70 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound, a rest area 0.3 miles away. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Florida Department of Transportation

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How to reach it

Coordinates30.44690, -83.73035

73 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 35
  • Allen Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Jef64991 Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Brumbley Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Maggie Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Big Blue Spring: 17.1 mi
Parks: 24
  • Haffye Hays Park: 6.0 mi
  • Jordan Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
  • Jefferson County Recreation Park: 10.9 mi
  • "Boots" Thomas Veteran Memorial Park: 11.2 mi
  • Shady Grove Community Park: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Ray Charles statue: 6.0 mi
  • John Howard Girardeau: 10.4 mi
  • Flag Raisers: 11.2 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Texas Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Calico Hill: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Ray Charles childhood home: 5.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Texas HillNW 312°70 m11.3 mi
Calico HillWSW 237°11 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:47
June solstice06:3420:0620:41
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:2817:0317:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525561677379818177695954
Precip in4.84.05.34.13.87.67.57.55.53.32.83.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello 5 SE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/338968113

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