Lake Kissimmee State Park
Lake Kissimmee State Park is a nature reserve in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 19 m. Iron Mountain stands 88 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cow Camp, a attraction 1.1 miles away. THE RIDGE HWY passes 12 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1970-01-07
- Elevation
- 19 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the THE RIDGE HWY
Named places within 25 miles
- Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park: 6.7 mi
- Great Masterpiece Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Fire House Trail: 12.1 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 12.2 mi
- Scrub Plum Trail: 12.2 mi
- Cow Camp: 1.1 mi
- Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park: 10.7 mi
- Partin Ranch Corn Maze: 11.5 mi
- Boggy Creek Airboat Rides: 13.7 mi
- Ridge Live Steamers: 14.3 mi
- SUMICA: 7.2 mi
- Hatchineha Ranch Mitigation Bank: 7.3 mi
- Hatchineha Ranch Conservation Bank Conservation Easements: 7.7 mi
- Brahma Island Conservation Easement: 8.9 mi
- Tiger Creek Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Statue: 7.2 mi
- Bok Tower Gardens: 12.6 mi
- The Florida Pool: 20.2 mi
- Town of KICCO Campsite: 23.3 mi
- War Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Lake Wales Art Museum: 12.3 mi
- Lake Wales History Museum: 13.4 mi
- Margaret Kampsen Historic Depot: 16.3 mi
- Frostproof Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- Warbird Adventures & Air Museum: 24.8 mi
- Iron Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Horseshoe Creek Hill: 18.9 mi
- Dick Island: 20.8 mi
- Mount Collins: 24.0 mi
- Peghorn Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Chopper's Lawn Equipment: 22.3 mi
- Miss Pitty Pat's Garden of Hope and Butterfly Garden: 24.6 mi
- Horse: 24.3 mi
- Granite Gator: 24.4 mi
- Horton Hears a Who: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Kissimmee State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | W 268° | 88 m | 12.7 mi |
| Horseshoe Creek Hill | NW 323° | 32 m | 18.9 mi |
| Dick Island | N 3° | 19.8 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:51 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:53 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:00 | 17:35 |
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 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 65 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Lake, 14 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer49 obs
- Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo29 obs
- Brown Anole19 obs
- Wild Turkey18 obs
- resurrection fern18 obs
- Red-bellied Woodpecker15 obs
- Bald Eagle14 obs
- southern needleleaf airplant13 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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