Okaloosa County Rest Area Westbound
Okaloosa County Rest Area Westbound is a rest area in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Britton Hill stands 105 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Okaloosa County Rest Area Eastbound, 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
How to reach it
- 27.0 mi off the SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A, National
Named places within 25 miles
- rolling pines park: 2.3 mi
- Durell Lee Park: 3.7 mi
- Allen Park: 4.1 mi
- Twin Hills Park: 4.1 mi
- Shoal River Wayside Park: 4.3 mi
- Okaloosa County Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Britton Hill: 22.3 mi
- Walton County Confederate Monument: 23.6 mi
- Colonel Hart Memorial: 23.6 mi
- Osprey CV-22 Memorial: 24.4 mi
- F-15 Nomad: 17.8 mi
- A-10A Thunderbolt II: 18.3 mi
- F-16 Falcon: 18.3 mi
- F-111E Aardvark: 18.3 mi
- F-15A Eagle: 18.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Wilkinson Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Tucker Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Metts Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Carver-Hill Museum: 4.1 mi
- Mattie Kelley Visual Arts Gallery: 13.4 mi
- Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida: 15.5 mi
- Air Force Armament Museum: 18.3 mi
- Destin History & Fishing Museum: 23.0 mi
- Sandy Mountain: 14.1 mi
- Fox Hill: 14.6 mi
- Britton Hill: 22.3 mi
- Scrub Hill: 24.1 mi
- EFC Veteran Memorial fountain: 20.4 mi
- 823d Bulldozer: 23.3 mi
- Red Horse Statue: 23.3 mi
- ZPU23-4: 23.6 mi
- Eglin Blue Spring: 6.6 mi
- Euchee Spring: 18.0 mi
- Ecuchee Spring: 18.7 mi
- Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park: 16.5 mi
- Veterans Park Rookery: 23.3 mi
- Princess Beach: 23.4 mi
- Boiling Creek Bridge: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Okaloosa County Rest Area Westbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britton Hill | NE 37° | 105 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sandy Mountain | ESE 109° | 90 m | 14.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 62° | 84 m | 14.6 mi |
| Scrub Hill | ESE 116° | 44 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:17 | 19:53 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:40 | 16:13 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/417062738
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