Nature reserve · Florida
Jim Fleming Ecological Park Wetland Area
Jim Fleming Ecological Park Wetland Area is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. The nearest named place is Jim Fleming Ecological Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
In 2007, a desolate 3.5 – acre parcel and one of last remaining pieces of Lehigh’s original wetlands was transformed into a pristine ecological park.
How to reach it
Coordinates26.61767, -81.69581
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Jim Fleming Ecological Park: 0.0 mi
- Lehigh Acres Community Park North: 2.9 mi
- Town Center at Timber Creek: 3.3 mi
- Buckingham Community Park & Dog Park: 3.9 mi
- Veteran's Community Park: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- West Marsh Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Harnes Marsh Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Hickory Swamp Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Six Mile Cypress Preserve North: 5.5 mi
- Hickey Creek Greenbriar Connector Preserve: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 18
- Paws for Duty Dog Park Dog Bone Statue: 3.9 mi
- Paws for Duty Dog Park Sign & Puppy Statue: 3.9 mi
- Lux: 10.8 mi
- Caloosahatchee Manuscripts: 10.8 mi
- The Farmstead: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 18
- Nature Walk: 5.4 mi
- Nature walk entrence: 5.5 mi
- Nature walk entrence: 5.5 mi
- Lee County Civic Center Campus: 8.4 mi
- Six Mile Cypress Slough: 8.7 mi
Museums: 13
- Williams Academy Black History Museum: 9.5 mi
- Imaginarium Science Center: 10.2 mi
- IMAG History & Science Center: 10.2 mi
- City of Fort Myers Southwest Florida Museum of History: 10.6 mi
- Sydney Berne Davis Art Center: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 10
- WW II Gun Turrets: 3.2 mi
- WW II Munitions Building: 3.2 mi
- WW II Munitions Building: 3.3 mi
- Stench Monument: 12.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 9
- Beach Area: 7.2 mi
- Waterfront: 11.1 mi
- Cape Coral Yacht club beach: 16.6 mi
- Lee County Dog Beach: 19.4 mi
- Bunche Beach: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Butterfly Garden (Botanical Garden): 5.7 mi
- Mary Jo Sanders Garden of Inspiration: 12.7 mi
- Environmental Club Garden: 17.4 mi
- The Woodlands Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Resident Gardens on The Island: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bermont: 23.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:50 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:54 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
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 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 72 | 67 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Myers SW Florida Rgnl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
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