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Sweetwater Springs

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Elevation, modelled
4 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Shell Mound2 m · 7.6 mi
Nearest byway
FLORIDA BLACK BEAR0.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:30local time
Coordinates
29.2188, -81.6599
Sweetwater Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Sweetwater Springs is a spring in Florida, at a modelled 4 m. Shell Mound stands 2 m to the east-southeast, 7.6 miles off. FLORIDA BLACK BEAR passes 0.5 miles off.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shell MoundESE 109°2 m7.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:38
June solstice06:2919:5520:30
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:1716:5817:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F586065717681828380746660
Precip in2.82.72.82.44.07.66.87.15.93.52.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crescent City, 17 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3,2882,4662,1381,9161,3292,0313,1433,6394,6965,9415,1344,171

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge St. Johns River AT Astor, FL, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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