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Riverfront Preserve

Riverfront Preserve from directly overhead

Riverfront Preserve is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. LeHeup Hill stands 74 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Temple Terrace Recreation Center, a park 0.4 miles away. COURTNEY CAMPBELL passes 12 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Enter from North 78th Street!

What to expect

Operated by
City of Temple Terrace

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.03608, -82.37540

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Temple Terrace Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
  • Ben Lomond Park: 0.4 mi
  • Woodmont Park: 0.7 mi
  • Woodmont Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bonnie Brae Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Blue Star Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Temple Terrace Residents: 0.7 mi
  • POW-MIA: 0.7 mi
  • War Correspondents Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • MOSI Molecular Structure: 2.2 mi
Attractions
  • Montu: 2.6 mi
  • Montu: 2.6 mi
  • Montu: 2.6 mi
  • Montu: 2.6 mi
  • Montu: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 39
Museums: 39
Nature reserves: 37
  • Cypress Creek Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
  • Violet Cury Nature Preserve: 5.6 mi
  • McKay Bay Nature Park: 6.4 mi
  • Cypress Creek: 7.5 mi
  • Brandon High Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
Springs: 28
  • Double Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Canal Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Lettuce Lake Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Last Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Eureka Spring: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 15
Beaches: 8
  • Gardenville Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Lithia Springs: 14.7 mi
  • Picnic Island Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Picnic Island Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Picnic Island Beach: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Ben T. Davis Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Gardens Park Picnic Table: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LeHeup HillNNE 29°74 m21.9 mi
Nursery HillNNE 29°74 m22.2 mi
Greer HillNNE 32°68 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1019:41
June solstice06:3419:5520:30
September equinox07:1918:5619:27
December solstice07:1817:0417:39

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/99735437

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