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Sumter County Rest Area Northbound

Sumter County Rest Area Northbound from directly overhead

Sumter County Rest Area Northbound is a rest area in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Chinsegut Hill stands 82 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Bluff, a cliff 4.9 miles away. SCENIC SUMTER HERITAGE BYWAY passes 1.2 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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Florida Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates28.58450, -82.21192

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ridge Manor Community Park: 5.1 mi
  • Lake Townsen Regional Park: 6.1 mi
  • Withlacoochee Riverside Community Park: 6.2 mi
  • Peterson Park: 7.6 mi
  • Richloam Fire Tower Trailhead: 8.4 mi
Springs: 36
  • Big Hole Dead Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Canal 485 Spring 5: 14.0 mi
  • Canal 485A Spring 1B: 14.0 mi
  • Canal 485A Spring 2: 14.1 mi
  • Shady Brook Head Spring 4: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 10
  • Tucker Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Kirk Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Munden Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Hickory Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Chinsegut Hill: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Boyette Citrus and Attaction: 8.2 mi
  • Giraffe Ranch: 9.6 mi
  • Historic Duval House: 12.5 mi
  • Florida Estates Winery: 20.6 mi
  • Wilderness River Cruise: 22.4 mi
Museums: 8
  • May-Stringer House: 10.5 mi
  • 1885 Train Depot Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Floral City Heritage Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Dade City Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Dade City Heritage and Cultural Museum: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Pink Elephant: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Buccaneer Bay: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chinsegut HillWNW 285°82 m9.6 mi
Munden HillWSW 244°80 m6.3 mi
Nursery HillS 178°74 m18.5 mi
LeHeup HillS 178°74 m18.7 mi
Hickory HillSSW 208°73 m7.9 mi
Greer HillS 176°68 m20.0 mi
Kirk HillW 270°65 m5.8 mi
Bailey HillW 274°64 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:3219:5620:30
September equinox07:1818:5619:27
December solstice07:1817:0217:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565963697579808079726459

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bushnell 1 E, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/465213036

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