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Big Blue Spring

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Elevation, modelled
10 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Texas Hill70 m · 17.1 mi
Nearest byway
BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY14.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:42local time
Coordinates
30.3272, -83.9807
Big Blue Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Big Blue Spring is a spring in Florida, at a modelled 10 m. Texas Hill stands 70 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY passes 15 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Blue Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Texas HillNNE 22°70 m17.1 mi
Calico HillS 188°11 m1.7 mi
Sand HillsSSW 202°3 m13.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 46
Artworks: 18
Peaks: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3520:0620:42
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:2917:0417:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525561667479818178696054
Precip in4.63.94.73.63.78.07.26.46.23.23.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello 10 SW, 8 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs360360385412381351330344352335323352

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Wacissa River NR Wacissa Fla, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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