Nature reserve · Florida
Telegraph Creek Preserve
Telegraph Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. The nearest named place is Beach Area, a beach 1.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lee County Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates26.74304, -81.70115
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Olga Community Park: 1.9 mi
- Fort Myers Shores Fire District Station 82: 2.2 mi
- Melrose Sovereign: 2.3 mi
- Palmetto Park: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 28
- The Farmstead: 3.0 mi
- Paws for Duty Dog Park Dog Bone Statue: 10.8 mi
- Paws for Duty Dog Park Sign & Puppy Statue: 10.8 mi
- Lux: 12.3 mi
- Caloosahatchee Manuscripts: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Columbus G. MacLeod Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Bob Janes Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Hickey Creek Wildlife and Environmental Area: 3.9 mi
- Hickory Swamp Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Hickey Creek Greenbriar Connector Preserve: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 15
- Lee County Civic Center Campus: 4.2 mi
- Solar Ranch: 8.3 mi
- Nature Walk: 11.0 mi
- Nature walk entrence: 11.0 mi
- Nature walk entrence: 11.1 mi
Museums: 11
- Williams Academy Black History Museum: 11.4 mi
- Imaginarium Science Center: 12.1 mi
- IMAG History & Science Center: 12.1 mi
- Shell Factory Museum: 12.4 mi
- City of Fort Myers Southwest Florida Museum of History: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
- WW II Gun Turrets: 11.8 mi
- WW II Munitions Building: 11.9 mi
- WW II Munitions Building: 11.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 5
- Butterfly Garden (Botanical Garden): 11.2 mi
- Mary Jo Sanders Garden of Inspiration: 17.5 mi
- Environmental Club Garden: 19.4 mi
- The Woodlands Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- Resident Gardens on The Island: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 4
- Beach Area: 1.5 mi
- Waterfront: 19.2 mi
- Cape Coral Yacht club beach: 20.8 mi
- Bunche Beach: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Charlotte County Truck Stop Northbound: 19.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:50 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:54 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 17:05 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 65 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 72 | 67 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Myers SW Florida Rgnl AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
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