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Skipper Spring

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Elevation, modelled
4 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Falling Water Hill97 m · 21.3 mi
Nearest byway
SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A21.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:50local time
Coordinates
30.5758, -85.8438
Skipper Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Skipper Spring is a spring in Florida, at a modelled 4 m. Falling Water Hill stands 97 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Millers Ferry Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 21 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Falling Water HillENE 60°97 m21.3 mi
High HillENE 63°94 m23.9 mi
Mud HillENE 78°87 m13.6 mi
Orange HillENE 72°87 m20.6 mi
Sexton HillE 81°86 m16.4 mi
Hudson HillNNW 344°86 m20.2 mi
Weaver HillENE 76°84 m12.6 mi
Sand MountainE 93°83 m18.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2318:55
June solstice05:4219:1419:50
September equinox06:3218:1018:41
December solstice06:3716:1116:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535661677480828279706155
Precip in4.74.85.24.93.05.76.87.15.03.54.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NW Florida Beaches Intl AP, 16 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs16521520323911312817916217695.1103146

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bruce Creek AT SH 81 NR Redbay, FL, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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