Lake May
Lake May is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Meadows Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY passes 4.9 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake County
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY
- 8.9 mi off the FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, National
- 17.9 mi off the RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR, National
- 27.2 mi off the SCENIC SUMTER HERITAGE BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Green Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Meadows Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Carver Park: 2.1 mi
- Fountain Green: 3.3 mi
- Ferran Park: 3.4 mi
- Gurrant Park: 3.5 mi
- Seminole Spring: 7.1 mi
- Camp Le No Che Sulfur Springs: 7.8 mi
- Droty Spring: 8.2 mi
- Messant Spring: 8.3 mi
- Blackwater Minor 4 Spring: 8.3 mi
- Pine Meadows Conservation Easement: 1.5 mi
- Pine Meadows Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Trout Lake Nature Center: 2.7 mi
- Hidden Waters Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Lake Norris Conservation Area Addition: 4.3 mi
- Lake Eustis Museum of Art: 3.2 mi
- Eustis Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- Greater Umatilla Historical: 4.2 mi
- Mount Dora History Museum: 5.2 mi
- Modernism Museum: 5.2 mi
- Apopka Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 19.8 mi
- Reiter Park Butterfly Garden: 20.9 mi
- Seminole State College Butterfly Garden: 21.8 mi
- Deltona Commuity Gardens: 22.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Memorial Wall: 15.3 mi
- Apopka Schoolhouse Plaque: 15.9 mi
- F-15 Eagle: 19.6 mi
- Hero's Park: 21.0 mi
- Mount Dora Lighthouse: 5.5 mi
- Apopka Wildlife Nature Drive: 14.9 mi
- Spanish Springs Town Square: 19.6 mi
- ZOOm Air Orlando: 19.7 mi
- Bird Feeder: 22.0 mi
- Eihei: 5.1 mi
- Rock: 9.4 mi
- Alligator Sculpture: 19.1 mi
- Nurture Art Sculpture: 20.8 mi
- Bluemner Kouba Collection: Oscar Bluemner: 23.0 mi
- Tomato Hill: 12.9 mi
- Trinity Learning Center: 16.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 16.6 mi
- Shell Mound: 22.0 mi
- Acron: 11.2 mi
- Kismet: 11.6 mi
- Villa City: 22.0 mi
- Bowers Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Morrison Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Caldwell Point: 24.2 mi
- Eatons Beach: 19.9 mi
- Hampton Beach: 20.1 mi
- Central Florida Bible Camp: 4.3 mi
- Lake Griffin State Park Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake May. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 201° | 94 m | 16.6 mi |
| Tomato Hill | WSW 251° | 50 m | 12.9 mi |
| Trinity Learning Center | W 263° | 38 m | 16.5 mi |
| Shell Mound | NNE 15° | 2 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:54 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/722984180
Day trips start here
- Universal Orlando · 29 mi
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