Allen Spring
Allen Spring is a spring in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Texas Hill stands 70 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Brumbley Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY passes 16 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wacissa River Park: 0.9 mi
- Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park: 9.2 mi
- Saint Marks Headwaters Greenway: 10.3 mi
- Woodrun Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
- Chaires Capitola Community Park: 10.7 mi
- Brumbley Spring: 0.2 mi
- Jef64991 Spring: 0.3 mi
- Maggie Springs: 0.6 mi
- Aucilla Spring: 0.8 mi
- Wacissa Spring 4: 0.8 mi
- Battle of Natural Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Earthworks: 11.2 mi
- FDC Fallen Officer and Employee Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Lincoln Plaque: 13.5 mi
- Flag Raisers: 14.9 mi
- Great Blue Heron: 16.9 mi
- First Mate Pounce: 18.9 mi
- Anybody Home?: 18.9 mi
- Golden Games: 18.9 mi
- My Sweet Prince: 19.0 mi
- Tallahassee Automobile Museum: 14.5 mi
- Goodwood Museum and Gardens: 18.3 mi
- The Union Bank: 19.0 mi
- Knott House Museum: 19.0 mi
- Florida Historic Capitol Museum: 19.1 mi
- Southwood Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Diane's Garden: 18.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 18.3 mi
- 4-H Vegetable Garden: 18.3 mi
- Betton Hills Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Aucilla Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Plank Road Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- L Kirk Edwards State Wildlife and Environment Area: 10.2 mi
- Anita Davis Preserve at Henrietta Lake Park: 20.0 mi
- Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park: 20.6 mi
- Calico Hill: 3.2 mi
- Sand Hills: 14.7 mi
- Texas Hill: 15.8 mi
- Sawdust Mountain: 20.4 mi
- Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.1 mi
- Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound: 16.3 mi
- Taylor County Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Observation Deck: 16.9 mi
- Ray Charles childhood home: 21.8 mi
- Future Buc-ee's: 24.8 mi
- Abandoned Elks Lodge Picnic Park: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Allen Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Hill | NNE 24° | 70 m | 15.8 mi |
| Calico Hill | S 186° | 11 m | 3.2 mi |
| Sand Hills | SSW 200° | 3 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 61 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello 10 SW, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 360 | 360 | 385 | 412 | 381 | 351 | 330 | 344 | 352 | 335 | 323 | 352 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Wacissa River NR Wacissa Fla, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- American Alligator276 obs
- Little Blue Heron200 obs
- Tricolored Heron141 obs
- Snowy Egret119 obs
- Common Gallinule108 obs
- Florida Apple Snail81 obs
- Limpkin78 obs
- Great Egret77 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8731007162
Day trips start here
- Tallahassee · 18 mi
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