Biscayne House of Refuge
Biscayne House of Refuge is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Medley Landfill stands 81 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is North Shore Park & Youth Center, a park 0.2 miles away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY passes 8.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Near this site stood the Biscayne House of Refuge to save survivors of shipwrecks from the perils of the desolate shore. After every storm, the keeper and his family searched the beach for castaways to furnish them food, clothing, shelter, and a safe retu
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Jungle Queen Riverboat · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Shore Park & Youth Center: 0.2 mi
- 64th Street Park: 0.4 mi
- North Beach Oceanside Park: 0.4 mi
- Large Dog Park: 0.5 mi
- Small Dog Park: 0.6 mi
- Leatherback Sea Turtle: 0.7 mi
- Loggerhead Turtle: 0.7 mi
- Normandy Isle Pool: 1.2 mi
- Normandy Isle Park & Pool: 1.2 mi
- Haulover Beach Park: 3.7 mi
- LOVE: 2.2 mi
- Welcome to Miami Beach Mural: 3.1 mi
- Panther Statue: 3.9 mi
- Tempest: 4.2 mi
- José Martí: 4.2 mi
- Museum of ice cream: 3.4 mi
- Bass Museum of Art: 4.2 mi
- Miami Auto Museum - South Building: 4.3 mi
- Miami Auto Museum: 4.4 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami: 4.5 mi
- Fontainebleau: 2.7 mi
- Dr. Luis Henry Debayle: 4.2 mi
- Carlos J. Finlay: 4.2 mi
- Simon Bolivar: 4.2 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Ocean Terrace Public Beach: 0.3 mi
- Haulover Beach: 3.4 mi
- Miami Beach: 3.9 mi
- Haulover Nude Beach: 4.2 mi
- Haulover Beach: 4.4 mi
- Bill Sadowski Critical Wildlife Area: 7.8 mi
- Miramar Pineland Natural Area: 11.6 mi
- West Lake Park / Anne Kolb Nature Center: 12.6 mi
- Dania Salt Marsh: 13.1 mi
- Wildlife Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Surfside Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Honor Garden: 4.9 mi
- Lila Kauffman Botanical Garden: 5.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.2 mi
- The Kampong: 12.7 mi
- Fort Dallas: 7.5 mi
- Medley Landfill: 14.3 mi
- Inverrary Waterfalls: 22.3 mi
- Picnic Table: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Biscayne House of Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medley Landfill | W 270° | 81 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:42 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 17:01 | 17:35 |
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 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 70 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miami Beach, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9141383531
Day trips start here
- Miami Beach/South Beach · 5 mi
- Miami · 11 mi
- Greater Miami · 13 mi
- Biscayne National Park · 15 mi
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