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Gumbo Limbo Nature Center

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center from directly overhead

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park stands 70 m to the southwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Wyman Park, a park 0.3 miles away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

nature center in Boca Raton, Florida

Dates from 1984.

Wikidata Q5618077, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates26.36630, -80.07014

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Wyman Park: 0.3 mi
  • James A. Rutheford Park: 0.4 mi
  • South Beach Park: 0.9 mi
  • Spanish River Park: 1.0 mi
  • Silver Palm Park: 1.2 mi
Museums: 60
Artworks
Nature reserves: 33
  • Serenoa Glade Preserve: 2.3 mi
  • Blazing Star Reserve: 3.3 mi
  • Pondhawk Natural Area: 3.3 mi
  • Tivoli Sand Pines Preserve: 4.9 mi
  • Deerfield Highlands Nature Reserve: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 32
Gardens: 25
Attractions: 25
Picnic sites: 5
  • Daggerwing: 9.2 mi
  • Crescent: 9.3 mi
  • Elfin: 9.3 mi
  • Grandiosa: 9.7 mi
  • Picnic area: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Inverrary Waterfalls: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monarch Hill Renewable Energy ParkSW 225°70 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0119:32
June solstice06:2919:4320:17
September equinox07:1018:4819:18
December solstice07:0516:5917:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F687073778083848483807571
Precip in1.92.02.93.45.58.15.36.37.66.63.72.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pompano Beach Airpark, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/67123179

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