Santa Rosa County Rest Area Westbound
Santa Rosa County Rest Area Westbound is a rest area in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Sabine Sand Hills stands 4 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Rosa County Rest Area Eastbound, 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
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the PENSACOLA BLUFFS HWY
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Oyster Pile Boat Ramp: 3.1 mi
- Bagdad Mill Site Park: 3.3 mi
- Russell Landing Park: 3.4 mi
- Bagdad Community Center & Recreational Park: 3.6 mi
- Blackwater Heritage Trail State Park: 3.8 mi
- 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
- Imogene Theater: 3.6 mi
- West Florida Railroad Museum: 3.6 mi
- Arcadia Mill: 6.3 mi
- Pensacola MESS Hall: 19.2 mi
- The Quina House Museum: 19.5 mi
- High Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Miller Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Indigo Head: 11.0 mi
- Riley Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Graffiti Bridge: 18.4 mi
- 1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III: 18.8 mi
- Historic Pensacola Village: 19.7 mi
- Archaeological Dig Site: 19.8 mi
- Pride of Pensacola: 20.1 mi
- Secret Beach: 9.9 mi
- Opal Beach: 17.1 mi
- Navarre Beach: 17.5 mi
- Park East On-Leash Dog Beach: 19.2 mi
- Park West On-Leash Dog Beach: 23.1 mi
- Cremation Garden: 15.9 mi
- Aragon Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Community Garden at Quintette Park: 20.9 mi
- ZPU23-4: 22.0 mi
- Red Horse Statue: 22.1 mi
- 823d Bulldozer: 22.2 mi
- Santa Rosa County Rest Area Eastbound: 0.1 mi
- Florida Welcome Center: 22.6 mi
- Stump Spring: 18.8 mi
- Chumuckla Springs: 24.4 mi
- Sugar Bowl Protected Area: 19.7 mi
- Perdido River Wildlife Management Area: 24.8 mi
- The Mound: 20.2 mi
- Sabine Sand Hills: 22.3 mi
- Boiling Creek Bridge: 7.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Rosa County Rest Area Westbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Sand Hills | SSW 209° | 4 m | 22.3 mi |
| The Mound | WNW 296° | 3 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:19 | 19:54 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:42 | 16:15 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whiting FLD NAS S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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