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Taylor County Rest Area

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Taylor County Rest Area is a rest area in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Calico Hill stands 11 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Glenn Ratliff Memorial Park Taylor County Sports Complex, a park 5.1 miles away. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

Rest Area Facilities - Separate Truck and Passenger Vehicle Parking, Picnic Tables, Water, Restrooms

What to expect

Operated by
Florida Department of Transportation

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How to reach it

Coordinates30.19940, -83.65471

87 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 59
  • Woods Creek Rise: 5.5 mi
  • Tay924993 Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Tay924991 Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Unnamed Spring 1: 6.6 mi
  • Folsom Spring: 7.4 mi
Parks: 15
  • Glenn Ratliff Memorial Park Taylor County Sports Complex: 5.1 mi
  • Shady Grove Community Park: 6.2 mi
  • Perry Splash Pad: 7.3 mi
  • Perry Pavilion and Park: 7.3 mi
  • Rosehead Park: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Calico Hill: 20.9 mi
  • Sand Hills: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Ray Charles childhood home: 18.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ray Charles statue: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calico HillWNW 290°11 m20.9 mi
Sand HillsW 262°3 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:46
June solstice06:3420:0520:40
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:2817:0317:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555863687580828279716257
Precip in4.83.44.73.13.57.27.18.64.82.92.22.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perry, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/353264302

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