Vortex Spring
Vortex Spring is a spring in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 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.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ponce de Leon Springs: 3.6 mi
- Jackson Spring: 4.3 mi
- Holmes Blue Spring: 6.7 mi
- Blue Springs: 8.0 mi
- Morrison Spring: 8.2 mi
- Morrison Hill: 1.0 mi
- Saddle Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.3 mi
- Long Pond Hill: 3.3 mi
- Sheep Hill: 3.6 mi
- Blue Creek Veterans Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Ponce de Leon Springs State Park: 3.6 mi
- Fern Arnold Park: 5.3 mi
- Morrison Springs: 7.8 mi
- Morrison Springs County Park: 8.2 mi
- Vortex Spring: 0.1 mi
- DeFuniak Springs (freight): 10.4 mi
- Walton County Heritage Museum (Museum Depot): 10.4 mi
- Seacrest Wolf Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Holmes Creek Tract: 19.7 mi
- E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center: 21.3 mi
- Pine Log State Forest: 24.4 mi
- Ponce de Leon Rest Area: 4.1 mi
- Holmes County Rest Area: 4.3 mi
- Walton County Confederate Monument: 10.3 mi
- Britton Hill: 24.8 mi
- Howell Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Samson Log Cabin Museum: 24.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britton Hill | NW 307° | 105 m | 24.7 mi |
| Falling Water Hill | E 96° | 97 m | 24.7 mi |
| Danley Hill | NW 314° | 93 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sandy Mountain | WSW 250° | 90 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mud Hill | ESE 119° | 87 m | 22.2 mi |
| Hudson Hill | N 6° | 86 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sexton Hill | ESE 116° | 86 m | 24.9 mi |
| Fox Hill | W 281° | 84 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:15 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:38 | 16:11 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Funiak Springs 1 E, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 7,217 | 8,301 | 9,293 | 8,357 | 4,648 | 3,654 | 4,097 | 3,750 | 3,178 | 2,897 | 3,272 | 5,360 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Choctawhatchee River AT Caryville, Fla., 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3154391263
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