Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park
Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Island Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR passes 5.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR, National
- 13.8 mi off the GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY
- 18.3 mi off the FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, National
Overlooks nearby
- Green Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sylvan Lake Park: 2.5 mi
- Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park: 3.8 mi
- Sawyer Lake Park: 3.8 mi
- Trout Lake Park: 4.4 mi
- Colonial Center Park: 4.5 mi
- Island Spring: 0.5 mi
- Harden Spring: 0.6 mi
- Unnamed Spring 1: 0.9 mi
- Nova Spring: 0.9 mi
- Moccasin Springs: 2.4 mi
- ZOOm Air Orlando: 6.0 mi
- Mount Dora Lighthouse: 14.2 mi
- Apopka Wildlife Nature Drive: 14.2 mi
- College Park Pool: 17.8 mi
- Skydive Deland: 18.1 mi
- Lake Mary Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Goldsboro Museum: 8.2 mi
- Seminole County Historical Headquarters and Museum: 9.1 mi
- City of Sanford Henry Shelton Museum: 9.1 mi
- Enterprise Museum: 9.3 mi
- Black Bear Wilderness Area: 3.7 mi
- Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park: 5.4 mi
- Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park: 9.7 mi
- Lake Norris Conservation Area Addition: 11.0 mi
- Lake Kathryn Circle Conservation Area: 11.5 mi
- Alligator Sculpture: 5.5 mi
- Nurture Art Sculpture: 11.3 mi
- Rock: 13.2 mi
- Eihei: 14.1 mi
- Bluemner Kouba Collection: Oscar Bluemner: 15.7 mi
- F-15 Eagle: 6.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Hero's Park: 9.6 mi
- Apopka Schoolhouse Plaque: 11.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.1 mi
- Seminole State College Butterfly Garden: 8.6 mi
- Reiter Park Butterfly Garden: 9.6 mi
- Deltona Commuity Gardens: 10.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.7 mi
- Caldwell Point: 11.2 mi
- Bowers Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Little Big Econ Pavilion: 20.5 mi
- Augspurg Picnic Tables: 23.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 23.1 mi
- Palmer-Taylor Mound: 24.6 mi
- Central Florida Bible Camp: 9.8 mi
- Lake Baldwin Park Beach: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 237° | 94 m | 23.1 mi |
| Palmer-Taylor Mound | ESE 112° | 2 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:53 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:58 | 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/799460128
Day trips start here
- Orlando · 24 mi
- Universal Orlando · 25 mi
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