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Okaloosa County Rest Area Eastbound

Okaloosa County Rest Area Eastbound from directly overhead

Okaloosa County Rest Area Eastbound is a rest area in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Britton Hill stands 105 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Okaloosa County Rest Area Westbound, a rest area 0.2 miles away. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 27 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Florida Department of Transportation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.72572, -86.50675

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • rolling pines park: 2.4 mi
  • Durell Lee Park: 3.9 mi
  • Allen Park: 4.2 mi
  • Twin Hills Park: 4.2 mi
  • Shoal River Wayside Park: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Okaloosa County Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Britton Hill: 22.4 mi
  • Walton County Confederate Monument: 23.5 mi
  • Colonel Hart Memorial: 23.5 mi
  • Osprey CV-22 Memorial: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 32
  • F-15 Nomad: 17.6 mi
  • A-10A Thunderbolt II: 18.1 mi
  • F-16 Falcon: 18.1 mi
  • F-111E Aardvark: 18.1 mi
  • F-15A Eagle: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 7
  • Carver-Hill Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Mattie Kelley Visual Arts Gallery: 13.2 mi
  • Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida: 15.3 mi
  • Air Force Armament Museum: 18.2 mi
  • Destin History & Fishing Museum: 22.8 mi
Peaks: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Eglin Blue Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Euchee Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Ecuchee Spring: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park: 16.3 mi
  • Veterans Park Rookery: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Princess Beach: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Boiling Creek Bridge: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Britton HillNE105 m22.4 mi
Sandy MountainESE90 m13.9 mi
Fox HillENE84 m14.6 mi
Scrub HillESE44 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:58
June solstice05:4419:1719:53
September equinox06:3518:1218:44
December solstice06:4016:1316:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515460667480828178685853
Precip in5.74.65.74.94.16.07.96.45.14.14.34.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crestview Faa/ap, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/417062746

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