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Fran Reich Preserve

Fran Reich Preserve from directly overhead

Fran Reich Preserve is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park stands 70 m to the southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Trails Park, a park 2.3 miles away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY passes 12 miles off.

This preserve is included in East Coast Buffer.

What to expect

Operated by
South Florida Water Management District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates26.35626, -80.27284

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pine Trails Park: 2.3 mi
  • Hitchin Post Park: 2.5 mi
  • Windjammer Park: 2.7 mi
  • Powderhorn Park: 2.8 mi
  • South County Regional Park: 2.9 mi
Artworks
Museums: 59
Historic sites: 35
Nature reserves: 34
  • Loggers' Run Park Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
  • Daggerwing Nature Center: 3.3 mi
  • Doris Davis Forman Wilderness Preserve: 4.0 mi
  • Red Lichen Sanctuary: 5.4 mi
  • Sandy Ridge Sanctuary: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Zabava Studio: 5.5 mi
  • Butterfly World: 8.7 mi
  • Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge: 10.5 mi
  • Max’s Barber: 11.0 mi
  • Green Cay Nature Center and Wetlands: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 15
Picnic sites: 6
  • Crescent: 8.7 mi
  • Daggerwing: 8.8 mi
  • Elfin: 8.8 mi
  • Grandiosa: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic area: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Inverrary Waterfalls: 13.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monarch Hill Renewable Energy ParkSE 128°70 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:33
June solstice06:3019:4420:17
September equinox07:1018:4819:19
December solstice07:0517:0017:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F676971757982838383797369

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coral Springs, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/492558827

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