Long Pond

Long Pond: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Long Pond

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Long Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.44389, -82.84611. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Pond

• Andrews Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Levy · ~20 km · Must-see
• Goethe State Forest · sanctuary · Levy · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dixie · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve · sanctuary · Levy · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cedar Key Historical Society Museum · museum · Levy · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~57 km · Must-see
• Kanapaha Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Alachua · ~58 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Teaching Zoo · sanctuary · Alachua · ~59 km · Must-see
• WGGG-AM (Gainesville) · attraction · Alachua · ~62 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~63 km · Must-see
• Florida Museum of Natural History · museum · Alachua · ~63 km · Must-see
• Harn Museum of Art · museum · Alachua · ~63 km · Must-see
• Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway · sanctuary · Citrus · ~64 km · Must-see
• 34th Street Wall · attraction · Alachua · ~64 km · Must-see
• Baughman Center · church · Alachua · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Pond

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Long Pond

• Sunday Bluff · viewpoint · Marion · ~117 km
• Bailey Hill · viewpoint · Hernando · ~125 km
• Usher Forestry Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Levy · ~6 km
• Putnam Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Dixie · ~25 km
• Gilchrist County Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Gilchrist · ~26 km
• Suwannee Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Levy · ~31 km
• Spring Hill · viewpoint · Levy · ~31 km
• McMillan Bluff · viewpoint · Dixie · ~38 km
• Shell Mound · viewpoint · Levy · ~42 km
• Shell Mound Observation Deck · viewpoint · Levy · ~43 km

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