Neal Preserve
Neal Preserve is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Manatee Ave Boat Ramp and Park, a park 1.1 miles away. PALMA SOLA HWY passes 0.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 1.3 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
- 6.8 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Manatee Ave Boat Ramp and Park: 1.1 mi
- Manatee Beach Park: 1.7 mi
- Florida Maritime Museum Park: 1.7 mi
- Lou Barolo Park: 1.8 mi
- Moose Club 2188 Beach: 2.0 mi
- Emerson's Studio / Store: 3.9 mi
- Chrysalis Launcher: 7.1 mi
- Sound Dishes: 7.2 mi
- Totally Tubular Lawyer: 7.3 mi
- Big Eyes Big Ears: 7.3 mi
- Florida Maritime Museum: 1.7 mi
- Manatee County Agricultural Museum: 6.9 mi
- The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature: 7.0 mi
- Bishop Planetarium: 7.1 mi
- Hernando De Soto Historical Society: 7.2 mi
- Memorial Cross: 3.3 mi
- Holy Eucharist Monument: 3.3 mi
- De Soto Monument: 3.4 mi
- Tabby House Ruins: 3.5 mi
- Passage Key: 4.3 mi
- Manatee County Beach: 1.8 mi
- Seven Pines: 2.5 mi
- Dog Beach: 8.9 mi
- East Beach: 9.2 mi
- East Beach: 10.0 mi
- Merchants Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Secret Garden: 10.6 mi
- Mabel Ringling's Rose Garden: 10.7 mi
- Drawf Garden: 10.8 mi
- Sarasota Garden Club: 13.4 mi
- Quick Point Nature Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Clam Bayou Nature Preserve: 17.0 mi
- No Mow Area: 17.3 mi
- Red Bug Slough Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Red Bug Slough Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Passage Key Dolphin Tours: 3.0 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 6.9 mi
- Lincoln Park: 8.1 mi
- Public Beach Access Point: 8.6 mi
- Linder Turf and Tractor: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Bench: 3.4 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 4.4 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Gulf City: 20.2 mi
- Willow: 23.3 mi
- Weedon Island: 24.9 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 4.6 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 16.7 mi
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 8.4 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Neal Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | NE 37° | 7 m | 16.7 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | NE 54° | 1 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 19:56 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 65 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sarasota Bradenton AP, 10 mi away.
- Great Blue Heron203 obs
- Osprey195 obs
- Brown Anole193 obs
- White Ibis180 obs
- Brown Pelican160 obs
- Great Egret159 obs
- American White Pelican156 obs
- Laughing Gull154 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/355211323
Day trips start here
- Saint Petersburg · 20 mi
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