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John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park from directly overhead

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is a nature reserve in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Basin Hills stands 3 m to the north-northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rowell's Waterfront Park, a park 0.9 miles away. FLORIDA KEYS HWY passes 0.8 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates25.13867, -80.38570

81 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
Attractions: 11
Beaches: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Quarry Station: 18.5 mi
  • Florida Keys Memorial: 21.9 mi
  • Bunker Entrance: 24.6 mi
  • Canine Agility Course Site: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Crocodile Lake Community Butterfly Garden: 4.1 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Basin Hills: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Basin HillsNNE 29°3 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0319:33
June solstice06:3319:4220:15
September equinox07:1118:4919:19
December solstice07:0317:0317:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F697173778083848583817672
Precip in2.12.02.23.34.87.95.86.98.27.93.32.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — John Pennekamp SP, 4 mi away.

  • Brown Anole546 obs
  • Northern Curly-tailed Lizard419 obs
  • Peters's Rock Agama372 obs
  • White Ibis319 obs
  • red mangrove282 obs
  • sea grape258 obs
  • Green Iguana228 obs
  • Green Buttonwood191 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/145077261

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