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Marigold/Winter Park Drive Conservation Area

Marigold/Winter Park Drive Conservation Area from directly overhead

Marigold/Winter Park Drive Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Carriage Hill Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR passes 11 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

This conservation area supports mixed forested wetland and mixed scrub-shrub wetland, with several depressional wet areas. Dominant vegetation consists of sweet bay, swamp bay, dahoon holly, red maple, with some pines and live oaks. The understory contai

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Coordinates28.65689, -81.32176

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Crystal Bowl Park: 0.6 mi
  • Dewdrop Park: 0.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Kewannee Park: 1.2 mi
  • Secret Lake Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions
Artworks: 51
Springs: 48
  • Stephan Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Susan Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Ginger Ale Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Palm Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Jesup Spring: 4.9 mi
Museums: 33
Nature reserves: 31
Historic sites: 31
  • Hero's Park: 3.5 mi
  • Winter Springs Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Red Tails Memorial: 6.5 mi
  • Pegasus Statue: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Jim Houser Azalea Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Reiter Park Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Virginia S Nelson Rose Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Lukas Nursery Garden: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Palmer-Taylor Mound: 17.6 mi
  • Buzzard Roost: 17.9 mi
  • Buck Point Mound: 18.1 mi
  • Noah Mound: 18.3 mi
  • Moccasin Mound: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Baldwin Park Beach: 5.6 mi
  • The Sandbox: 21.2 mi
  • Conrad Beach: 21.2 mi
  • South Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Howling Dog Beach: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Central Florida Bible Camp: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Silver Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marigold/Winter Park Drive Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainW 269°94 m24.9 mi
Big Thunder MountainSW 224°32 m22.8 mi
Mount MaydaySSW 212°29 m23.8 mi
Hillard IslandS 179°23.7 m23.1 mi
Buck Point MoundE 91°3 m18.1 mi
Moccasin MoundE 95°3 m18.8 mi
Saddle MoundE 96°3 m19.1 mi
Palmer-Taylor MoundE 81°2 m17.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2919:5220:27
September equinox07:1418:5219:23
December solstice07:1516:5817:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626468737882848482766964
Precip in2.62.12.72.73.78.28.17.76.63.21.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orlando Executive AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/462176133

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