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Northlakes - Sagebrush Wood Stork Colony

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Northlakes - Sagebrush Wood Stork Colony is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. LeHeup Hill stands 74 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Swan Lake Recreation Area, a park 0.3 miles away. SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY passes 3.6 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates28.10194, -82.49755

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Swan Lake Recreation Area: 0.3 mi
  • Carrollton Lakes Park: 0.4 mi
  • North Lakes Park: 0.7 mi
  • Northdale Park: 0.9 mi
  • Robert H. Barnes Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Green Screen Studio Photography: 2.2 mi
  • Bird of Paradise: 2.6 mi
  • Maze: 5.5 mi
  • Dr. King Bust: 5.8 mi
  • Solar Rotary: 6.1 mi
Attractions
  • Where he did it to em: 2.6 mi
  • Shooters World: 3.1 mi
  • Debs Whistle Stop Depot: 4.2 mi
  • Lake Como Nudist Resort: 5.7 mi
  • Paradise Lakes Resort: 6.1 mi
Museums: 41
Nature reserves: 37
  • Wilson's Duck Haven: 3.5 mi
  • Violet Cury Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
  • Cypress Creek Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
  • Brooker Creek Headwaters Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
  • Brooker Creek Headwaters Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
Springs: 36
  • Ewanowski Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Blue Sink: 4.0 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Double Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Canal Spring: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 15
Beaches: 14
  • Crystal Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Picnic Island Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Picnic Island Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Picnic Island Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 18.1 mi
Peaks: 6
Picnic sites: 2
  • Ben T. Davis Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Gardens Park Picnic Table: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Northlakes - Sagebrush Wood Stork Colony. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LeHeup HillNE 51°74 m23.2 mi
Nursery HillNE 51°74 m23.5 mi
Greer HillNE 54°68 m23.1 mi
Sunset HillsWNW 282°5 m17.8 mi
The UnionWNW 289°1 m18.8 mi
Buzzards RoostNNW 326°1 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3519:5620:30
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1817:0417:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626569748083848483777065
Precip in2.62.62.52.62.67.47.89.06.12.31.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tampa Intl AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/961625139

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