Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium
Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium is a nature reserve in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Howard Mound stands 4 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fitness Court at the Forum, a park 1.0 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Fort Myers
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fitness Court at the Forum: 1.0 mi
- Lee County Player Development Complex: 1.5 mi
- Trail Head Park: 1.6 mi
- Dupree/Aztec Park: 1.7 mi
- Towles Garden: 1.9 mi
- Six Mile Cypress Preserve North: 2.6 mi
- Billy Creek Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Flag Pond Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Hickory Swamp Preserve: 5.9 mi
- West Marsh Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Lux: 3.8 mi
- Caloosahatchee Manuscripts: 3.8 mi
- American Bald Eagle: 3.8 mi
- Sun Gate: 3.9 mi
- The Florida Panther: 4.0 mi
- Cape Coral Yacht club beach: 9.9 mi
- Beach Area: 10.3 mi
- Waterfront: 10.5 mi
- Bunche Beach: 13.5 mi
- Lee County Dog Beach: 16.6 mi
- Nature walk entrence: 2.3 mi
- Nature Walk: 2.4 mi
- Nature walk entrence: 2.4 mi
- Six Mile Cypress Slough: 3.3 mi
- The Florida Native Butterfly Society: 3.4 mi
- Williams Academy Black History Museum: 2.6 mi
- Imaginarium Science Center: 3.1 mi
- IMAG History & Science Center: 3.1 mi
- City of Fort Myers Southwest Florida Museum of History: 3.5 mi
- Sydney Berne Davis Art Center: 4.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Stench Monument: 6.7 mi
- WW II Gun Turrets: 8.3 mi
- WW II Munitions Building: 8.3 mi
- WW II Munitions Building: 8.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden (Botanical Garden): 2.2 mi
- Mary Jo Sanders Garden of Inspiration: 6.3 mi
- Environmental Club Garden: 10.0 mi
- The Woodlands Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Resident Gardens on The Island: 13.2 mi
- Charlotte County Truck Stop Northbound: 20.9 mi
- Howard Mound: 21.6 mi
- Bermont: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Mound | WNW 286° | 4 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:50 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
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 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 72 | 67 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Myers Page FLD AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/428667923
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