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Vortex Spring

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Elevation, modelled
20 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Britton Hill105 m · 24.7 mi
Nearest byway
SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A29.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:51local time
Coordinates
30.7707, -85.9484
Vortex Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Vortex Spring is a spring in Florida, at a modelled 20 m. Britton Hill stands 105 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 29 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The spring basin is 50 feet deep at the mouth of the cavern. Surface lit during the day and inhabited by Koi, Gar, Catfish, American Eels, Blue Gill, and Bass to name a few. The cavern continues another one hundred yards, to a depth of 115 feet.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Britton HillNW 307°105 m24.7 mi
Falling Water HillE 96°97 m24.7 mi
Danley HillNW 314°93 m20.3 mi
Sandy MountainWSW 250°90 m21.3 mi
Mud HillESE 119°87 m22.2 mi
Hudson HillN 6°86 m5.9 mi
Sexton HillESE 116°86 m24.9 mi
Fox HillW 281°84 m20.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2418:56
June solstice05:4219:1519:51
September equinox06:3318:1018:42
December solstice06:3816:1116:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

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