Manasota Scrub Preserve
Manasota Scrub Preserve is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Caloosa Indian Mound stands 6 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is South Venice Lemon Bay Preserve - South Entrance, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. LEMON BAY/MYAKKA TRL passes 0.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sarasota County Parks
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the LEMON BAY/MYAKKA TRL
- 2.3 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
Overlooks nearby
- Lemon Bay Overlook · 3 mi
- Observation Mound · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Manasota Public Beach: 1.1 mi
- Sarasota County Parks: 1.2 mi
- Overbrook Gardens Boat Launch: 1.2 mi
- Venice Area Audubon Rookery: 2.1 mi
- Buchan Airport Park: 2.4 mi
- The Three Graces: 8.5 mi
- Old Meadow Park Wall: 16.8 mi
- School Marms on the Bay: 21.2 mi
- Boating in Paradise: 21.5 mi
- Tails from the Harbor: 21.7 mi
- South Venice Lemon Bay Preserve - South Entrance: 1.0 mi
- Venice Area Audubon Rookery: 2.0 mi
- Lemon Bay Park & Environmental Center: 3.0 mi
- Scrub Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Jelks Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Lemon Bay Park Nature Center: 3.3 mi
- Italian American Club/Circus: 5.0 mi
- Venice Mercato: 5.2 mi
- Lending Library: 5.7 mi
- Venice County Club: 6.0 mi
- All Service Branches Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Gunther Gebel-Williams: 6.5 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Veteran’s Court: 7.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.1 mi
- South Venice Beach: 2.5 mi
- Caspersen Beach: 3.9 mi
- Venice Beach: 3.9 mi
- Golden Beach Entrance: 6.1 mi
- Englewood Beach: 7.2 mi
- Venice Museum and Archives: 6.3 mi
- Venice Rail Depot: 6.4 mi
- Boca Grande Historical Society: 20.4 mi
- Florida Military Heritage Museum: 21.5 mi
- A. C. Freeman House: 21.8 mi
- Methodist Memorial Garden: 5.2 mi
- Sarasota Audubon Native Garden: 21.4 mi
- Fruitville Reading Garden: 22.3 mi
- Edible Garden: 23.2 mi
- Fragrence Garden: 23.2 mi
- Cash Mound: 19.7 mi
- John Quiet Mound: 20.5 mi
- Caloosa Indian Mound: 20.9 mi
- Manasota Beach Picnic Shelter: 1.2 mi
- Warm Mineral Spring: 8.8 mi
- Boca Grande Lighthouse: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manasota Scrub Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caloosa Indian Mound | NNE 23° | 6 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cash Mound | SE 138° | 4 m | 19.7 mi |
| John Quiet Mound | SE 138° | 2 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:11 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 19:54 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 17:07 | 17:42 |
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 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 65 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Venice, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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