Billies Bay Wilderness
Billies Bay Wilderness | |
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Location | Lake County, Florida, USA |
Nearest city | Astor, Florida |
Coordinates | 29°05′39″N 81°35′15″W / 29.09417°N 81.58750°WCoordinates: 29°05′39″N 81°35′15″W / 29.09417°N 81.58750°W |
Area | 3,092 acres (13 km2) |
Established | September 28, 1984 |
Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
The Billies Bay Wilderness is part of Ocala National Forest. The 3,092-acre (13 km2) wilderness was established on September 28, 1984. The mostly marshy and swampy nature of the area is indicated by the word 'bay' as part of the name, since this is a Floridian term for swamp. It contributes to the headwaters of in the nearby Alexander Springs Wilderness.
Flora[]
Plants in the area include red maple, bay, sweet gum, cabbage palm, sand live oak (Quercus geminata), sandhill oak (Quercus inopina), myrtle oak (Quercus myrtifolia), Chapman's oak (Quercus chapmanii), palmetto, gallberry, longleaf, loblolly pine, slash and sand pine.
External links[]
- Billies Bay Wilderness at Wildernet
- Billies Bay Wilderness - official site at Ocala National Forest
Categories:
- IUCN Category Ib
- Protected areas of Lake County, Florida
- Wilderness areas of Florida
- Ocala National Forest
- Florida protected area stubs
- Greater Orlando geography stubs
- Marion County, Florida geography stubs
- North Central Florida geography stubs