Running Springs
Running Springs is a spring in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Rocky Hill stands 47 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cow Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cow Spring: 0.1 mi
- Hidden Spring: 0.2 mi
- SUW919974: 0.3 mi
- Laf919972 Spring: 0.9 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 1.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park of Mayo: 5.2 mi
- Troy Spring State Park: 9.8 mi
- First Federal Park and Sportsplex: 13.8 mi
- Ivey Memorial Park: 15.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Mallory Swamp: 16.1 mi
- Lafayette Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area: 19.7 mi
- Santa Fe River-Hartzog Conservation Easement: 21.8 mi
- Ichetucknee Springs State Park: 22.5 mi
- Woods Ferry: 23.3 mi
- Madison County Rest Area Westbound: 19.8 mi
- Madison County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.9 mi
- Suwannee County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.2 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 23.0 mi
- The House of Seven Gables: 5.1 mi
- shipwreck: 15.2 mi
- Rocky Hill: 14.2 mi
- Jim Mike Hill: 24.5 mi
- Hearthstone Botanical Gardens: 19.5 mi
- Lake City Weather dot Com: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Running Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Hill | ENE 73° | 47 m | 14.2 mi |
| Jim Mike Hill | NE 47° | 24 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
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 | 64 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 70 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mayo, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 5,442 | 7,357 | 9,484 | 9,406 | 5,730 | 4,161 | 4,634 | 5,752 | 5,877 | 5,643 | 3,562 | 3,937 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Suwannee River AT Luraville, Fla., 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- southern sugar maple8 obs
- Brown Watersnake7 obs
- Green Anole6 obs
- American beautyberry6 obs
- green dragon6 obs
- Gopher Tortoise5 obs
- American sweetgum5 obs
- Lanceleaf Greenbrier5 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/2898457268
Day trips start here
- Lake City · 29 mi
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