Turkey Creek Sanctuary
Turkey Creek Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Honeymoon Hill stands 11 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Pavilion, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. INDIAN RIVER LAGOON passes 1.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, National
Overlooks nearby
- Manatee Observation Platform · 13 mi
- Cocoa Beach Pier · 24 mi
- Rocket Launch Viewing · 24 mi
- Rocket Launch Viewing · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Knecht Park: 1.1 mi
- Thomas M. Eschenburg Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Goode Park: 1.5 mi
- Malabar Park: 1.5 mi
- Paddle Boats: 2.9 mi
- Drop and Spin Tower: 2.9 mi
- 360 Spin: 2.9 mi
- Candy Cane Lane: 10.4 mi
- Skydive Sebastian: 15.0 mi
- Malabar Scrub Sanctuary West: 0.7 mi
- Cameron Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Malabar Scrub Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Jordan Scrub Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Erna Nixon Park: 6.2 mi
- Indian Harbor Beach - Fire Department: 9.5 mi
- Gregory Robert Diaz: 10.6 mi
- Hugo Dujovne: 10.6 mi
- Robert Miller: 10.8 mi
- Bobby Miller: 10.8 mi
- Old Town Hall History Museum: 4.0 mi
- Liberty Bell Memorial Museum: 4.8 mi
- Historic Rossetter House Museum: 8.0 mi
- Grant Historical House: 8.1 mi
- American Muscle Car Museum: 8.8 mi
- Paradise Beach: 7.6 mi
- Eau Gallie Beach: 8.6 mi
- Tidal Cove Beach: 14.1 mi
- Capt Hiram's Resort - Bimini Beach: 15.5 mi
- Patrick AFB Beach: 16.0 mi
- Florida Institute of Technology Botanical Garden: 3.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.2 mi
- Viera Hospital Garden: 16.6 mi
- Rialto Hedge: 5.3 mi
- Dragon Point: 8.8 mi
- Kelly Slater Statue: 21.5 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Tables: 8.0 mi
- Mulberry Mound: 14.8 mi
- Honeymoon Hill: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turkey Creek Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honeymoon Hill | NNW 347° | 11 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mulberry Mound | SW 230° | 6 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:48 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:57 | 17:32 |
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 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 71 | 65 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Melbourne Beach A1A, 4 mi away.
- coastalplain chaffhead158 obs
- American beautyberry93 obs
- Florida Scrub-Jay80 obs
- Brown Anole75 obs
- Shiny-leaved Wild Coffee68 obs
- American turkey oak68 obs
- sand pine66 obs
- Christmas lichen65 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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