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Ferndale Preserve

Ferndale Preserve from directly overhead

Ferndale Preserve is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the west-northwest, 3.1 miles off. GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY passes 0.6 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lake County Office of Parks & Trails

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates28.62558, -81.69019

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ferndale Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Green Mountain Scenic Overlook & Trailhead: 1.9 mi
  • Kirk Park: 2.0 mi
  • Minneola Athletic Complex: 3.5 mi
  • Oak Valley Park: 4.8 mi
Attractions
  • Citrus Tower: 5.3 mi
  • Bird Feeder: 5.6 mi
  • Apopka Wildlife Nature Drive: 8.4 mi
  • Mount Dora Lighthouse: 12.0 mi
  • Showcase of Citrus: 14.0 mi
Springs: 56
  • Wolf Head Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Bear Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Apopka Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Double Run Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Sandys Springs: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 56
Nature reserves: 55
Museums: 31
Historic sites: 24
Gardens: 20
Peaks: 8
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 15.5 mi
  • Tomato Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Mount Everest: 19.5 mi
  • Trinity Learning Center: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Howling Dog Beach: 15.6 mi
  • The Sandbox: 18.0 mi
  • Conrad Beach: 18.0 mi
  • South Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Hideaway Bay: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Silver Creek Falls: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Central Florida Bible Camp: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Griffin State Park Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 302°94 m3.1 mi
Mount EverestSSE 161°60 m19.5 mi
Mount GushmoreSSE 160°57 m20.2 mi
Tomato HillNW 326°50 m15.7 mi
Trinity Learning CenterNW 320°38 m20.1 mi
Rattlesnake RidgeSSW 201°37 m21.8 mi
Big Thunder MountainSSE 156°32 m15.5 mi
Mount MaydaySSE 152°29 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:3019:5420:28
September equinox07:1618:5419:25
December solstice07:1617:0017:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606367717882838381756863
Precip in3.02.33.23.14.28.17.77.86.03.72.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orlando W, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/532305145

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