Black Hammock, Florida Weather
Black Hammock, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Black Hammock, Duval County.
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About Black Hammock, Florida
Black Hammock is a place where the air hangs thick and humid, a palpable presence that clings to the skin like the damp moss on ancient oaks. It lies 16.8 miles north-east of Jacksonville, FL (from Jacksonville, FL: bearing 38°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south of Amelia Island. The landscape here is a low-lying expanse, a tapestry of dense pine forests and cypress swamps, punctuated by the still, dark waters of shallow creeks and sloughs that wind their way through the terrain. Sunlight, when it penetrates the canopy, falls in fractured shafts, illuminating the palmettos and the occasional patch of sandy soil. The silence is often profound, broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures or the distant, mournful cry of a wading bird. The very earth feels ancient, saturated with the slow decay of centuries, and the dense vegetation presses in, creating a sense of enclosure that is both comforting and faintly foreboding. The history of Black Hammock is as deeply rooted as the cypress trees that dominate its waterways, a story intertwined with the ebb and flow of the St. Johns River and the fertile lands it nourished. For generations, this locale served as a vital hub for timber harvesting, the sturdy pine yielding to the demands of shipbuilders and settlers alike. Later, the rich, dark soil proved amenable to agriculture, fostering small farms that supplied local markets with produce, a quiet economy sustained by the sweat of honest labor and the predictable cycles of the sun and rain. While no grand monuments rise from this landscape, the vestiges of old logging camps and the weathered fences of long-abandoned fields whisper of the lives lived and the livelihoods carved from this dense, verdant corner of Florida. The distinctive scent of pine needles and damp earth, a fragrance unique to this particular stretch of coast, lingers, a constant reminder of Black Hammock's enduring connection to the natural world.
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| Location | Black Hammock, Duval County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.522461°N, 81.480646°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 32226, 32765 |
| Area Code | 850, 904 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Black Hammock, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Black Hammock, Florida, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Black Hammock includes coordinates 30.522461°N, 81.480646°W, situated in Duval County. ZIP code 32226, 32765. Telephone area code: 850, 904. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
