Holiday Highlands Sanctuary
Holiday Highlands Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sullivan Ranch Children's Park, a park 0.9 miles away. GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY passes 2.4 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Florida Audubon Society, Inc.
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY
- 15.9 mi off the FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, National
- 17.1 mi off the RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR, National
- 26.4 mi off the SCENIC SUMTER HERITAGE BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Green Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sullivan Ranch Children's Park: 0.9 mi
- East Tangerine Park: 1.3 mi
- Tangerine Park: 2.0 mi
- Forres Playground: 2.7 mi
- Lincoln Avenue Community Park: 2.9 mi
- Mount Dora Lighthouse: 3.0 mi
- Apopka Wildlife Nature Drive: 7.7 mi
- Bird Feeder: 15.4 mi
- Citrus Tower: 17.1 mi
- ZOOm Air Orlando: 17.6 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 5.4 mi
- Rock Springs: 6.0 mi
- Droty Spring: 6.4 mi
- Seminole Spring: 6.6 mi
- Witherington Spring: 7.3 mi
- Modernism Museum: 3.2 mi
- Mount Dora History Museum: 3.2 mi
- Lake Eustis Museum of Art: 7.3 mi
- Eustis Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- Tavares History Museum: 7.9 mi
- Wolf Branch Sink Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Hidden Waters Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Cuyler Lanier Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
- Lake May: 7.1 mi
- Trout Lake Nature Center: 8.1 mi
- Eihei: 3.2 mi
- Rock: 14.7 mi
- Nurture Art Sculpture: 15.0 mi
- Alligator Sculpture: 17.3 mi
- Miracles of Jesus 1: 19.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Apopka Schoolhouse Plaque: 9.0 mi
- Hero's Park: 15.9 mi
- Memorial Wall: 17.1 mi
- F-15 Eagle: 18.6 mi
- Apopka Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Reiter Park Butterfly Garden: 15.8 mi
- Nehrling Gardens: 17.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.7 mi
- Seminole State College Butterfly Garden: 17.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Tomato Hill: 14.6 mi
- Trinity Learning Center: 19.2 mi
- Big Thunder Mountain: 24.6 mi
- Acron: 16.3 mi
- Kismet: 18.4 mi
- Villa City: 18.7 mi
- Caldwell Point: 20.0 mi
- Bowers Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Lake Baldwin Park Beach: 21.6 mi
- Howling Dog Beach: 24.6 mi
- Central Florida Bible Camp: 7.4 mi
- Lake Griffin State Park Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Holiday Highlands Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SW 223° | 94 m | 12.0 mi |
| Tomato Hill | W 280° | 50 m | 14.6 mi |
| Trinity Learning Center | WNW 285° | 38 m | 19.2 mi |
| Big Thunder Mountain | S 178° | 32 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:54 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:59 | 17:34 |
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 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 70 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 66 | 61 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Plymouth 1ssw, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/532305092
Day trips start here
- Universal Orlando · 22 mi
- Orlando · 25 mi
- Walt Disney World · 27 mi
- Walt Disney World/Epcot · 28 mi
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