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Erick Lindblad Preserve

Erick Lindblad Preserve from directly overhead

Erick Lindblad Preserve is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Howard Mound stands 4 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. LEMON BAY/MYAKKA TRL passes 29 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation

How to reach it

Coordinates26.43707, -82.09932

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sanibel Recreation Center: 1.3 mi
  • J N Darling National Wildlife Refuge: 1.9 mi
  • Gulfside City Park: 2.2 mi
  • Bowman's Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Causeway Islands Park - Island B: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Sculpture Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Horse & Foal Statues: 9.1 mi
  • Amazing Bird: 12.6 mi
  • The Wizard: 15.3 mi
  • Romeo and Juliet: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 27
  • Dixie Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Calusa Point: 5.5 mi
  • Blind Pass Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Turner Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Turner's Beach: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Captiva Cruises: 8.1 mi
  • Gulf Coast Model Train Room: 8.5 mi
  • Jungle Golf - adventure golf: 10.1 mi
  • Smugglers Cove - adventure golf: 10.2 mi
  • David McCreary's House: 11.8 mi
Museums: 14
  • The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Mound House: 10.6 mi
  • Railroad Museum of South Florida: 15.1 mi
  • Cape Coral Historical Society Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Sydney Berne Davis Art Center: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Gardens: 7
Historic sites: 5
  • Lynn Hall Memorial: 8.9 mi
  • Stench Monument: 15.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 16.3 mi
  • Koreshan Laundry: 17.7 mi
  • Dinner Bell and the DIning Hall: 17.7 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Faulkner Mound: 15.4 mi
  • Howard Mound: 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Boca Grande Lighthouse: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Erick Lindblad Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Howard MoundN 350°4 m18.7 mi
Faulkner MoundNNW 329°3 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:1019:40
June solstice06:3719:5120:25
September equinox07:1818:5619:26
December solstice07:1317:0717:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656770757982838382787267
Precip in2.41.82.12.43.59.79.410.49.03.11.81.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Myers Page FLD AP, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1024920360

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