Telescope
Telescope is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Basin Hills stands 3 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Homestead Bayfront Park, a park 0.3 miles away. FLORIDA KEYS HWY passes 19 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Adjustable telescope pointed to the City of Miami and Miami Beach Skyline. Can be viewed from this spot using the telescope.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the FLORIDA KEYS HWY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Homestead Bayfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Mangrove Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Flaggler Terrace Park: 3.6 mi
- Black Point Park: 5.1 mi
- Pine Island Lake Park: 5.5 mi
- Miami International Riding Club: 7.9 mi
- Chacoan Peccary: 10.3 mi
- Guanaco: 10.3 mi
- Spider Monkey: 10.4 mi
- Giant Anteater: 10.4 mi
- Lily in Berea: 8.8 mi
- Sisters: 8.9 mi
- Golden Elephant: 10.5 mi
- Pot of Gold: 11.0 mi
- The Point: 11.3 mi
- Chateau Artisan: 8.9 mi
- Larry and Penny Dedication Plaque: 10.1 mi
- Memorial of Cypress: 10.6 mi
- Door support column: 11.3 mi
- Concrete arches: 11.4 mi
- Coral Castle Museum: 7.3 mi
- Historic Town Hall: 8.9 mi
- Miami-Dade Military Museum: 11.2 mi
- Gold Coast Railroad Museum: 11.3 mi
- Wings Over Miami Air Museum: 14.2 mi
- Tahiti Beach: 17.0 mi
- Crandon Park Beach: 19.3 mi
- Crandon Beach: 20.3 mi
- Hobie Island Beach: 21.3 mi
- Hobie Island Beach Park: 21.7 mi
- Audubon Park: 7.5 mi
- Ned Glenn Nature Reserve: 8.7 mi
- Biscayne Bay-Card Sound Spiny Lobster Sanctuary: 10.7 mi
- Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve: 12.9 mi
- R Hardy Matheson County Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Clubhouse Garden: 17.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.8 mi
- The Kampong: 18.1 mi
- Palmetum: 18.2 mi
- Crocodile Lake Community Butterfly Garden: 18.9 mi
- Picnic Table: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Table: 10.3 mi
- Long Pine Key Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Rowell's Waterfront Park: 22.0 mi
- Aladdin City: 10.3 mi
- Fort Dallas: 22.9 mi
- Basin Hills: 15.7 mi
- Grossman Ridge: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Telescope. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Hills | S 178° | 3 m | 15.7 mi |
| Grossman Ridge | WNW 301° | 1 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 19:42 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:49 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 17:02 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 66 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 68 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perrine 4W, 10 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Biscayne National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Oct and Nov; busiest: May.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7430506637
Day trips start here
- Miami · 19 mi
- Biscayne National Park · 20 mi
- Miami Beach/South Beach · 25 mi
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