BHC Meditation Garden
BHC Meditation Garden is a garden in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Hillard Island stands 24 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pegasus Statue, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR passes 14 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- UCF Burnett Honors College
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR, National
- 21.8 mi off the INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, National
- 23.2 mi off the GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Rocket Launch Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Rocket Launch Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Bird blind · 26 mi
- Observation Tower · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Art Park: 0.1 mi
- Chemistry Park: 0.2 mi
- Lake Claire Recreational Area: 0.3 mi
- Recreation & Wellness Center Park: 0.6 mi
- Northgate Lakes Dog Park: 1.0 mi
- Ed Yarborough Nature Center: 8.6 mi
- Dover Shores Pool: 9.2 mi
- F-4 Phantom: 9.5 mi
- College Park Pool: 11.3 mi
- Danville: 11.6 mi
- Knights Statue: 0.3 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 8.5 mi
- Miracles of Jesus 6: 10.2 mi
- Miracles of Jesus 5: 10.2 mi
- Miracles of Jesus 4: 10.2 mi
- Clifton Springs: 7.1 mi
- Lake Jesup Spring: 8.5 mi
- Susan Spring: 9.7 mi
- Stephan Spring: 9.7 mi
- Heath Spring: 10.8 mi
- Pegasus Statue: 0.0 mi
- Veterans' Commemorative Site: 0.2 mi
- "Reach For the Stars" - Charles Millican Statue: 0.2 mi
- Pulse Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 7.6 mi
- National Vietnam War Museum: 2.0 mi
- The Bunker: 2.0 mi
- Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Rollins Museum of Art: 8.8 mi
- Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art: 9.1 mi
- Nature Reserve at Retreat At Lake Charm: 5.8 mi
- Marigold/Winter Park Drive Conservation Area: 8.2 mi
- Black Hammock Wilderness Area: 8.2 mi
- South Central Stormwater Parcels: 8.3 mi
- Carriage Hill Conservation Area: 8.5 mi
- Community Farm and Garden: 0.4 mi
- Lukas Nursery Garden: 3.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.7 mi
- Virginia S Nelson Rose Garden: 8.9 mi
- Jim Houser Azalea Garden: 9.7 mi
- Buck Point Mound: 11.4 mi
- Moccasin Mound: 11.6 mi
- Noah Mound: 11.8 mi
- Saddle Mound: 11.9 mi
- Heiffer Mound: 12.1 mi
- Lake Baldwin Park Beach: 7.7 mi
- Conrad Beach: 23.8 mi
- The Sandbox: 23.8 mi
- South Beach: 24.0 mi
- Caldwell Point: 9.3 mi
- Long Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Possum Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Augspurg Picnic Tables: 6.9 mi
- Little Big Econ Pavilion: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of BHC Meditation Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillard Island | SSW 200° | 23.7 m | 20.5 mi |
| Buck Point Mound | ENE 72° | 3 m | 11.4 mi |
| Moccasin Mound | E 80° | 3 m | 11.6 mi |
| Saddle Mound | E 81° | 3 m | 11.9 mi |
| Paw Paw Mound | ESE 107° | 3 m | 18.9 mi |
| Heiffer Mound | E 80° | 2 m | 12.1 mi |
| Palmer-Taylor Mound | ENE 57° | 2 m | 12.1 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | ENE 59° | 2 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:52 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:52 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:58 | 17:33 |
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 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 69 | 64 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orlando Executive AP, 9 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel4,598 obs
- Brown Anole4,530 obs
- White beggarticks2,851 obs
- White Ibis1,748 obs
- American beautyberry1,222 obs
- firewheel1,135 obs
- Little Blue Heron1,110 obs
- longleaf pine1,055 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/829533908
Day trips start here
- Orlando · 13 mi
- Universal Orlando · 18 mi
- Walt Disney World/Epcot · 26 mi
- Walt Disney World · 27 mi
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