Nature reserve · Florida
Shell Island
Shell Island is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of -4 m. The nearest named place is Balfour Beatty Community Recreation Center, a park 1.3 miles away. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
Coordinates30.07887, -85.64628
- 25.7 mi off the SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Balfour Beatty Community Recreation Center: 1.3 mi
- Felix Lake Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Bonita Bay Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 2.6 mi
- Earl Gilbert Park: 3.2 mi
Springs: 14
- Bluff Springs: 24.6 mi
- Gainer Spring 4: 24.6 mi
- Gainer Spring 5: 24.8 mi
- Gainer Spring 2: 24.8 mi
- Gainer Spring 1: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Tyndall Air Field Gunnery School: 3.3 mi
- Panama City 9/11 Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Panama City Flame: 5.2 mi
- Panama City Beach Veteran's Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- Delwood Beach: 5.9 mi
- Little Oyster Bar Point: 8.3 mi
- Murray Point: 10.5 mi
- Panama City Beaches: 16.1 mi
Museums: 4
- Native Spirit Museum and Gallery: 7.0 mi
- Science & Discovery Center of Northwest Florida: 7.1 mi
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!: 11.4 mi
- Man in the Sea Museum: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 4
- Sea Screamer: 7.6 mi
- Zoom Flume: 13.4 mi
- Celebration Tower: 16.6 mi
- Wild Thang Airboat Tours: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Bay Harbor: 4.7 mi
- Vicksburg: 17.1 mi
- St. Joseph: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Asbell Park: 6.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:13 | 19:48 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:35 | 16:11 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 57 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Panama City BAY CO AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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