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RV Griffin Reserve (GDC)

RV Griffin Reserve (GDC) from directly overhead

RV Griffin Reserve (GDC) is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Caloosa Indian Mound stands 6 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Boran Ranch Mitigation Bank, a nature reserve 3.3 miles away. LEMON BAY/MYAKKA TRL passes 9.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Southwest Florida Water Management District

How to reach it

Coordinates27.09298, -82.02028

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Deep Creek Park: 5.3 mi
  • Atwater Park: 5.7 mi
  • Harold Avenue Park: 5.9 mi
  • Maracaibo Kidspace Park: 6.7 mi
  • Audubon-Pennington Nature Park: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 41
  • Old Meadow Park Wall: 9.8 mi
  • Spirit of Punta Gorda: 10.6 mi
  • Tails from the Harbor: 10.8 mi
  • Historic Punta Gorda Army Air Field: 10.8 mi
  • Lest We Forget: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Historic sites: 9
  • Vietnam Memorial Wall of Southwest Florida: 10.8 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial Wall of Southwest Florida: 10.8 mi
  • Radioactive Fountain of Youth: 11.1 mi
  • Ponce de Leon Statue: 11.2 mi
  • Town of McCall: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Riverside park public boat launch: 8.9 mi
  • Warm Mineral Springs: 15.0 mi
  • Airboat & Tram Rides: 20.3 mi
  • Lemon Bay Park Nature Center: 23.3 mi
  • Solar Ranch: 23.7 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Caloosa Indian Mound: 20.5 mi
  • Cash Mound: 22.1 mi
  • John Quiet Mound: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Charlotte County Truck Stop Northbound: 14.9 mi
Springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Methodist Memorial Garden: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Manasota Beach Picnic Shelter: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of RV Griffin Reserve (GDC). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caloosa Indian MoundNW 313°6 m20.5 mi
Cash MoundSSW 206°4 m22.1 mi
John Quiet MoundSSW 204°2 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:3519:5220:26
September equinox07:1718:5519:26
December solstice07:1417:0517:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F636669737882838482777066
Precip in2.32.52.32.23.39.28.19.16.93.02.12.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Punta Gorda Charlotte CO AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/716943120

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