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Trout Lake Nature Center

Trout Lake Nature Center from directly overhead

Trout Lake Nature Center is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Eustis Historical Museum, a museum 1.0 miles away. GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY passes 4.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Trout Lake Nature Center, Inc.

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.87122, -81.67871

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ferran Park: 1.2 mi
  • Fountain Green: 1.2 mi
  • Carver Park: 1.4 mi
  • Sunset Island: 1.7 mi
  • Pine Meadows Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
Springs
  • Seminole Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Camp Le No Che Sulfur Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Droty Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Messant Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Blackwater Minor 4 Spring: 11.0 mi
Museums: 24
Attractions: 7
  • Mount Dora Lighthouse: 5.7 mi
  • Apopka Wildlife Nature Drive: 15.7 mi
  • Spanish Springs Town Square: 17.1 mi
  • The Villages: 20.1 mi
  • Citrus Tower: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 4
Peaks: 4
  • Tomato Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Trinity Learning Center: 13.8 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 15.7 mi
  • Shell Mound: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Apopka Community Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Reiter Park Butterfly Garden: 23.0 mi
  • Seminole State College Butterfly Garden: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Central Florida Bible Camp: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Griffin State Park Picnic Area: 13.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainSSW 192°94 m15.7 mi
Tomato HillWSW 247°50 m10.4 mi
Trinity Learning CenterW 263°38 m13.8 mi
Shell MoundNNE 21°2 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:39
June solstice06:3019:5420:29
September equinox07:1618:5419:25
December solstice07:1716:5917:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F576064707680818179736459
Precip in2.82.53.52.63.47.56.57.56.32.92.22.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisbon, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/722623166

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