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Jim Houser Azalea Garden

Jim Houser Azalea Garden from directly overhead

Jim Houser Azalea Garden is a garden in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Covered Bridge Park, a park 0.1 miles away. RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR passes 14 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates28.62712, -81.35858

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Covered Bridge Park: 0.1 mi
  • Minnehaha Park: 0.1 mi
  • Independence Square: 0.4 mi
  • Quinn Strong Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lake Sybelia Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
  • Nurture Art Sculpture: 3.2 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 6: 3.6 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 5: 3.6 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 4: 3.6 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 3: 3.6 mi
Attractions
Springs: 48
  • Sanlando Springs: 4.8 mi
  • Palm Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Ginger Ale Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Starbuck Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Stephan Spring: 7.6 mi
Museums: 38
Historic sites: 36
Nature reserves: 33
Gardens: 28
  • Virginia S Nelson Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Miracle Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Reiter Park Butterfly Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Lake Davis Greenwood Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 19.8 mi
  • Palmer-Taylor Mound: 20.2 mi
  • Buck Point Mound: 20.4 mi
  • Buzzard Roost: 20.5 mi
  • Noah Mound: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Baldwin Park Beach: 4.1 mi
  • The Sandbox: 18.2 mi
  • Conrad Beach: 18.2 mi
  • South Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Howling Dog Beach: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Silver Creek Falls: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Central Florida Bible Camp: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jim Houser Azalea Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainW 274°94 m22.8 mi
Mount EverestSW 217°60 m23.2 mi
Mount GushmoreSW 215°57 m23.2 mi
Big Thunder MountainSW 224°32 m19.8 mi
Mount MaydaySSW 210°29 m20.8 mi
Hillard IslandS 173°23.7 m21.2 mi
Buck Point MoundE 85°3 m20.4 mi
Moccasin MoundE 89°3 m20.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2919:5320:27
September equinox07:1518:5219:23
December solstice07:1516:5817:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626468737882848482766964
Precip in2.62.12.72.73.78.28.17.76.63.21.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orlando Executive AP, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Great Egret130 obs
  • Brown Anole99 obs
  • Anhinga53 obs
  • Muscovy Duck40 obs
  • Eastern Lubber Grasshopper39 obs
  • Red-shouldered Hawk38 obs
  • White Ibis37 obs
  • Green Anole32 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/820270938

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