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Santa Rosa County Rest Area Eastbound

Santa Rosa County Rest Area Eastbound from directly overhead

Santa Rosa County Rest Area Eastbound is a rest area in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Sabine Sand Hills stands 4 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Rosa County Rest Area Westbound, a rest area 0.1 miles away. PENSACOLA BLUFFS HWY passes 13 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Florida Department of Transportation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.61014, -86.97840

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oyster Pile Boat Ramp: 3.1 mi
  • Bagdad Mill Site Park: 3.2 mi
  • Russell Landing Park: 3.4 mi
  • Bagdad Community Center & Recreational Park: 3.6 mi
  • Blackwater Heritage Trail State Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 45
  • Veterans Plaza: 3.5 mi
  • Veterans Plaza: 3.5 mi
  • Mother's Memorial Courtyard: 3.5 mi
  • Mothers Memorial Courtyard: 3.5 mi
  • Burke Illuminary: 5.2 mi
Museums: 12
  • Imogene Theater: 3.6 mi
  • West Florida Railroad Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Arcadia Mill: 6.3 mi
  • Pensacola MESS Hall: 19.1 mi
  • The Quina House Museum: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Secret Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Opal Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Navarre Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Park East On-Leash Dog Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Park West On-Leash Dog Beach: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 3
  • ZPU23-4: 22.0 mi
  • Red Horse Statue: 22.1 mi
  • 823d Bulldozer: 22.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Stump Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Chumuckla Springs: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Peaks: 2
  • The Mound: 20.2 mi
  • Sabine Sand Hills: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Boiling Creek Bridge: 7.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sabine Sand HillsSSW 209°4 m22.2 mi
The MoundWNW 296°3 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4719:1919:54
September equinox06:3718:1418:46
December solstice06:4216:1516:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535763687582848380716156
Precip in5.54.95.45.93.86.87.66.46.63.94.35.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whiting FLD NAS S, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/417054604

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