Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park
Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Buncombe Hill stands 12 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR passes 1.1 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR, National
- 11.2 mi off the FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, National
- 18.2 mi off the HRTG CROSSROADS HWY
- 20.2 mi off the GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Airport Observation Deck · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ed Stone Park: 1.0 mi
- Bartram Garden & Trails: 2.7 mi
- De Land Marine Park: 3.1 mi
- Hontoon Island State Park: 3.3 mi
- Pine Forest Park: 3.5 mi
- Mosquito Springs: 3.0 mi
- Volusia Blue Spring: 5.4 mi
- DeLeon Spring: 9.2 mi
- Green Algae Boil Spring: 9.3 mi
- Blue Algae Boil Spring: 9.4 mi
- Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park: 0.6 mi
- Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park: 1.1 mi
- Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park: 2.6 mi
- Scrub Oak Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refugee: 5.7 mi
- DeLand Memorial Museum: 5.3 mi
- African American Museum of the Arts: 5.7 mi
- African American Museum of the Arts, Inc: 5.7 mi
- Museum of Art: 6.0 mi
- DeLand House Museum: 6.0 mi
- Hulley Tower: 6.2 mi
- Chuck Lennon Memorial: 8.2 mi
- F-15 Eagle: 10.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Bride's Garden: 9.4 mi
- Harmony Gardens Tropical Wedding Garden: 9.4 mi
- Reverend Eloise Page Meditation Garden: 10.2 mi
- Webster Gardens: 10.4 mi
- The Bunny Garden: 11.0 mi
- John B. Stetson: 6.2 mi
- Bluemner Kouba Collection: Oscar Bluemner: 6.2 mi
- Rock: 8.8 mi
- Alligator Sculpture: 12.3 mi
- Eihei: 20.4 mi
- Skydive Deland: 8.3 mi
- ZOOm Air Orlando: 13.5 mi
- Mount Dora Lighthouse: 20.8 mi
- UNOH FanZone: 23.5 mi
- Daytona International Speedway Visitors Center: 23.8 mi
- Bowers Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Morrison Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Caldwell Point: 21.0 mi
- Shell Mound: 14.9 mi
- Buncombe Hill: 18.6 mi
- Central Florida Bible Camp: 13.3 mi
- The Grove: 21.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe Hill | NE 50° | 12 m | 18.6 mi |
| Shell Mound | NW 325° | 2 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:53 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 65 | 60 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deland 1 SSE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/799460131
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- Daytona Beach · 26 mi
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