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Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge

Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Sand Hill stands 5 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1989

How to reach it

Coordinates26.18376, -81.41267

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge: 2.3 mi
  • Oilwell Park: 8.1 mi
  • Big Cypress National Preserve: 9.5 mi
  • South Park: 9.7 mi
  • The Green: 11.0 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 40
Beaches: 35
  • Gator Feeding Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Central Avenue Beach: 24.7 mi
  • 3rd Avenue North Beach: 24.7 mi
  • 2nd Avenue North Beach: 24.7 mi
  • 1st Avenue North Beach: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 20
Museums: 10
Peaks: 6
  • East Hinson Indian Mounds: 9.5 mi
  • Hollywood Head: 10.6 mi
  • Bamboo Mound: 22.2 mi
  • Sand Hill: 22.9 mi
  • Sugar Mill Mound: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Nine & Steve Iser Waterfall: 23.0 mi
  • Rodgers Waterfall: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillWSW 249°5 m22.9 mi
East Hinson Indian MoundsE 94°4 m9.5 mi
Bamboo MoundE 98°4 m22.2 mi
Sugar Mill MoundESE 111°4 m23.7 mi
Hollywood HeadSSE 156°3 m10.6 mi
Blue HillSW 219°0 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0719:37
June solstice06:3519:4820:22
September equinox07:1518:5319:24
December solstice07:1017:0517:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F636568727780818281777166
Precip in2.72.11.92.54.09.69.810.810.03.91.92.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Naples, 17 mi away.

  • Stiff Flower Star Orchid8 obs
  • Big-mouth Star Orchid7 obs
  • Hidden Orchid7 obs
  • Balbis' airplant7 obs
  • Eastern Lubber Grasshopper7 obs
  • Clamshell Orchid6 obs
  • cardinal airplant5 obs
  • Brown Anole5 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/504045981

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