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Oak Street Extension Preserve

Oak Street Extension Preserve from directly overhead

Oak Street Extension Preserve is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Mount Everest stands 60 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Brinson Park, a park 0.4 miles away. THE RIDGE HWY passes 19 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
South Florida Water Management District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.29708, -81.39292

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brinson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Kissimmee Lakefront Park: 1.0 mi
  • Brownie Wise Park: 1.5 mi
  • Ladue Park: 2.4 mi
  • Scotty's Cove Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
Artworks
  • Horse: 0.8 mi
  • Granite Gator: 0.8 mi
  • frog: 3.7 mi
  • frog: 3.7 mi
  • frog: 3.7 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 26
Gardens: 22
Peaks: 8
  • Dick Island: 4.5 mi
  • Hillard Island: 5.1 mi
  • Mount Mayday: 9.7 mi
  • Mount Gushmore: 11.8 mi
  • Mount Everest: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Getaway Glen: 9.5 mi
  • Hideaway Bay: 9.5 mi
  • South Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Conrad Beach: 11.2 mi
  • The Sandbox: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Silver Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oak Street Extension Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EverestWNW 290°60 m12.5 mi
Mount GushmoreWNW 289°57 m11.8 mi
Horseshoe Creek HillSW 227°32 m13.8 mi
Big Thunder MountainNW 306°32 m14.4 mi
Mount MaydayWNW 300°29 m9.7 mi
Hillard IslandENE 70°23.7 m5.1 mi
Dick IslandSSE 148°19.8 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:3019:5220:26
September equinox07:1518:5319:24
December solstice07:1416:5917:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606366717781838381756863
Precip in2.72.43.12.44.29.27.28.45.93.12.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kissimmee 2, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/423673437

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