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Okaloosa County Rest Area Westbound

Okaloosa County Rest Area Westbound from directly overhead

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

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Florida Department of Transportation

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How to reach it

Coordinates30.72814, -86.50809

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 34
  • 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
Attractions: 32
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 7
  • 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
Peaks: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Eglin Blue Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Euchee Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Ecuchee Spring: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park: 16.5 mi
  • Veterans Park Rookery: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Princess Beach: 23.4 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 Westbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Britton HillNE 37°105 m22.3 mi
Sandy MountainESE 109°90 m14.1 mi
Fox HillENE 62°84 m14.6 mi
Scrub HillESE 116°44 m24.1 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 5080 °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/417062738

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