Blue Spring

#3566 among destinations in the United States

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Blue Spring State Park is a state park located west of Orange City, Florida, in the United States. The park is a popular tourist destination; available activities include canoeing, SCUBA diving, kayaking, fishing, camping, hiking, wildlife watching, and swimming. The spring in the park is the largest on the St. Johns River. Due to its relatively warm temperature of 73 °F, the spring attracts many Florida manatees during the winter. About 102 million US gallons of water flow out of Blue Spring into the St. Johns River every day. ()

Elevation: 13 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 28°56'53"N, 81°20'24"W

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Blue Spring – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Melching Field at Conrad Park, Spec Martin Municipal Stadium, John B. Stetson House, African American Museum of the Arts.

5.5 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Baseball
Melching Field at Conrad Park, DeLand
140 min walk • Melching Field at Conrad Park is a baseball stadium located in DeLand, Florida. The primary tenant of Melching Field is the Stetson University Hatters college baseball team, a Division I program playing in the ASUN Conference.
5.5 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Football
Spec Martin Municipal Stadium, DeLand
141 min walk • Spec Martin Stadium is a 6,000 seat football stadium located in DeLand, Florida. Spec Martin Stadium currently hosts Stetson Hatters football, DeLand High School Bulldog football and was the host of the Central Florida Warriors rugby league team.
5.3 miN
Museum, Architecture, Vernacular architecture
John B. Stetson House, DeLand
135 min walk • The John B. Stetson House, built for hat manufacturer John B. Stetson, is a historic home in DeLand, Florida, United States. It is located at 1031 Camphor Lane. The house was designed by popular Philadelphia architect George T. Pearson in 1886. Pearson also designed several buildings for Mr.
5.6 miN
Museum, Art museum
African American Museum of the Arts, DeLand
143 min walk • The African American Museum of the Arts is an art museum, art gallery, and performance space located at 325 South Clara Avenue in DeLand, Florida. It contains a revolving display of art, and over 150 African-related artifacts. The museum was the brainchild of Irene D. and Maxwell Johnson.
5.7 miSE
Architecture, Historical place, History museum
DeBary Hall, DeBary
145 min walk • DeBary Hall is a historic site in DeBary, Florida, United States. It is located at 198 Sunrise Boulevard. On July 24, 1972, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Frederick DeBary was a wine importer for Mumms Champagne and built DeBary Hall in 1871 as his hunting retreat along the St.
2.3 miNW
28°58'43"N • 81°21'23"W
Holly Bluff Marina, DeLand
60 min walk • Boat rental, Sailing, Outdoor activities
5.1 miNE
Historical place
Stockton-Lindquist House, DeLand
131 min walk • The Stockton-Lindquist House is the oldest historic home in the small town of DeLand, Florida and one of the oldest Historic Sites in Volusia County, FL. SLH was built in 1870. It is located at 244 East Beresford Avenue.
3 miSE
City
Orange City
78 min walk • Orange City is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 10,599. It is a part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area, which was home to 590,289 people in 2010.
6.1 miNE
Neighbourhood
DeLand, DeLand
155 min walk • The Downtown DeLand Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in DeLand, Florida. The district is bounded by Florida & Rich Avenues, Woodland Boulevard, & Howry Avenue. It contains 68 historic buildings.
5 miS
Archaeological site
Mount Taylor, DeBary
129 min walk • Mount Taylor is an archaeological site near DeBary, Florida. It is the eponym for the Mount Taylor period, a pre-ceramic archaeological culture that flourished in the middle and upper St.