Rest area · Florida
Leon County Rest Area Eastbound
Leon County Rest Area Eastbound is a rest area in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. The nearest named place is Future Buc-ee's, a attraction 1.5 miles away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY passes 2.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Florida Department of Transportation
How to reach it
Coordinates30.48374, -84.38870
- 2.8 mi off the BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fred George Greenway and Park: 1.9 mi
- Stoneler Road County Park: 2.1 mi
- Martha Wellman Park: 2.3 mi
- Tower Road Park: 3.1 mi
- Talquin Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Phipps Monument: 4.1 mi
- Small Park Dedication: 4.3 mi
- In Memory of Carolyn I. Steele: 4.3 mi
- Lancy Amelie Gray: 4.3 mi
- Park Dedication Plaque: 4.3 mi
Springs: 19
- Indian Spring: 16.6 mi
- Double Springs: 17.4 mi
- Wakulla Spring: 17.9 mi
- Northside Spring 2: 18.2 mi
- Northside Spring 1: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 17
- Rollycoaster: 4.0 mi
- Celebration: 4.0 mi
- Unconquered Statue: 6.0 mi
- Declaration: 6.3 mi
- Claude Pepper (1900 - 1989): 6.4 mi
Museums: 15
- San Luis Mission Museum: 4.7 mi
- Mission San Luis: 4.8 mi
- Tallahassee Museum: 5.7 mi
- FSU Museum of Fine Arts: 6.5 mi
- The Grove Museum: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Talquin WMA: 3.4 mi
- Silver Lake Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Fort Braden Trails: 6.7 mi
- Anita Davis Preserve at Henrietta Lake Park: 7.3 mi
- Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 10
- Seminole Organic Garden: 6.0 mi
- Dent Street Diggers Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Ripe City Urban Farm: 6.4 mi
- Plantasia: 6.8 mi
- Midtown Community Garden: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Pine Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Rock Bluff: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 1
- Future Buc-ee's: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Abandoned Elks Lodge Picnic Park: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Sawdust Mountain: 24.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:18 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:05 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tallahassee AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/260051271
Day trips start here
- Tallahassee · 8 mi
- Quincy · 14 mi
- Apalachicola National Forest · 24 mi
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