Glen Springs
Glen Springs is a spring in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Underwood Hill stands 55 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Artistic Ball, a artwork 0.2 miles away. OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE passes 4.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 6 mi
- Observation Tower · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Donald Lee & Virginia Joanne Rockwood Park: 0.2 mi
- Alfred A. Ring Park: 0.3 mi
- Dog Park: 0.4 mi
- Hidden Gem Park: 0.5 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.8 mi
- Boulware Springs: 4.5 mi
- Magnesia Springs: 13.5 mi
- Worthington Spring: 18.0 mi
- Hornsby Spring: 19.1 mi
- Ala11297 Spring: 19.7 mi
- Lake Alice Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Butterfly Rainforest: 3.0 mi
- Sweetwater Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Morningside Nature Center: 4.2 mi
- Split Rock Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Historic Marker- Children's Literature Collection: 1.7 mi
- Gatorade's Birthplace: 1.7 mi
- Historic Marker- Latin American Studies: 1.8 mi
- Artistic Ball: 0.2 mi
- Albert & Alberta: 1.6 mi
- Gator Ubiquity: 1.7 mi
- Tim Tebow (2007): 1.7 mi
- Steve Spurrier (1966): 1.7 mi
- First Lutheran Church Garden: 1.4 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Lee Chira Family Heisman Plaza: 1.7 mi
- Cathy Groh Donnellan Memorial: 1.8 mi
- A. Quinn Jones House: 1.4 mi
- Heritage Hall: 1.6 mi
- Matheson History Museum: 2.3 mi
- Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention: 2.6 mi
- Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center: 2.8 mi
- Ring of Honor: 1.7 mi
- Ben Hill Griffin Stadium: 1.7 mi
- The Gainesville Solar Walk: 1.8 mi
- Century Tower: 1.8 mi
- Bat House: 2.3 mi
- Little Garrison Hammock: 15.5 mi
- Garrison Hammock: 15.5 mi
- Spring Hill: 15.5 mi
- Underwood Hill: 16.5 mi
- Spring Hill: 22.7 mi
- 38th Street Park Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Oak Canopy Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Traxler: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glen Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Hill | NW 310° | 55 m | 16.5 mi |
| Spring Hill | NW 314° | 43 m | 15.5 mi |
| Spring Hill | SW 220° | 40 m | 22.7 mi |
| Garrison Hammock | SE 129° | 25 m | 15.5 mi |
| Little Garrison Hammock | SE 132° | 21 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:59 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
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 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville Rgnl AP, 5 mi away.
- Brown Anole514 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel338 obs
- White beggarticks240 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk224 obs
- Coralberry200 obs
- Fir Tussock Moth191 obs
- Cuban Tree Frog182 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle177 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3123665776
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