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Clifton Springs

Elevation, modelled: 1 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Buck Point Mound3 m · 13.4 mi
Nearest byway: RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR7.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:27local time
Coordinates: 28.6998, -81.2382

Clifton Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Clifton Springs is a spring in Florida, at a modelled 1 m. Buck Point Mound stands 3 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Overlook Park, a park 0.1 miles away. RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR passes 7.0 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Buck Point Mound	ESE 104°	3 m	13.4 mi
Moccasin Mound	ESE 109°	3 m	14.4 mi
Saddle Mound	ESE 109°	3 m	14.7 mi
Paw Paw Mound	ESE 121°	3 m	23.7 mi
Palmer-Taylor Mound	E 90°	2 m	12.3 mi
Buzzard Roost	E 92°	2 m	12.7 mi
Heiffer Mound	ESE 108°	2 m	14.9 mi
Noah Mound	E 101°	1 m	13.5 mi

On the road

7.0 mi off the RIV OF LKS HRTG CORRNational
22.6 mi off the GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY
22.3 mi off the INDIAN RIVER LAGOONNational

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Attractions

Springs43

Museums39

Seminole County Historical Headquarters and Museum: 4.8 mi
Lake Mary Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
Goldsboro Museum: 7.4 mi
Museum of Geneva History: 7.9 mi
City of Sanford Henry Shelton Museum: 7.9 mi

Artworks38

Nature reserves30

Nature Reserve at Retreat At Lake Charm: 2.6 mi
Black Hammock Wilderness Area: 4.9 mi
North Winter Park Drive Conservation Area: 5.0 mi
Lake Kathryn Circle Conservation Area: 5.3 mi
Marigold/Winter Park Drive Conservation Area: 5.9 mi

Historic sites23

Winter Springs Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
Hero's Park: 6.8 mi
Veterans' Commemorative Site: 7.1 mi
Pegasus Statue: 7.1 mi
"Reach For the Stars" - Charles Millican Statue: 7.3 mi

Gardens18

Butterfly Garden: 2.3 mi
Lukas Nursery Garden: 3.6 mi
Seminole State College Butterfly Garden: 5.2 mi
Reiter Park Butterfly Garden: 6.9 mi
BHC Meditation Garden: 7.1 mi

Peaks8

Palmer-Taylor Mound: 12.3 mi
Buzzard Roost: 12.7 mi
Buck Point Mound: 13.4 mi
Noah Mound: 13.5 mi
Moccasin Mound: 14.4 mi

Picnic sites2

Little Big Econ Pavilion: 7.4 mi
Augspurg Picnic Tables: 9.4 mi

Cliffs1

Caldwell Point: 2.7 mi

Beaches1

Lake Baldwin Park Beach: 10.1 mi

Rest areas1

Central Florida Bible Camp: 23.3 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	19:06	19:37
June solstice	06:28	19:52	20:27
September equinox	07:14	18:52	19:23
December solstice	07:14	16:58	17:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	60	63	67	72	78	82	84	84	81	76	68	63
Precip in	2.4	2.3	2.8	2.3	3.3	8.2	7.3	6.8	6.2	3.9	1.9	2.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orlando Sanford AP, 6 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jul–Oct — fullest in Sep, leanest in May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	44.0	39.3	34.5	29.0	28.4	68.7	100	116	153	118	62.7	47.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Howell Creek AT State Hwy 434 Near Oviedo, FL, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

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