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Weekiwachee Preserve

Weekiwachee Preserve from directly overhead

Weekiwachee Preserve is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Chinsegut Hill stands 82 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Weeki Wachee Preserves Pinic and Receation Area, a park 0.8 miles away. SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY passes 8.3 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Southwest Florida Water Management District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.47556, -82.62899

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Weeki Wachee Preserves Pinic and Receation Area: 0.8 mi
  • Weeki Wachee Preserves Main Entrance: 1.0 mi
  • Weeki Wachee Preserves West Entrance: 1.8 mi
  • Hernando Beach Triangle Park: 2.0 mi
  • Jenkins Creek Park: 3.1 mi
Springs: 52
  • Bobhill Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Aripeka Spring 1: 3.1 mi
  • Boat Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Gator Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Magnolia Spring: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Attractions: 11
  • Spring Hill Pink Dinosaur: 1.1 mi
  • Mermaid Lagoon: 4.4 mi
  • Wilderness River Cruise: 4.5 mi
  • Crews Lake lookout tower: 9.0 mi
  • Florida Estates Winery: 17.1 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Buzzards Roost: 8.5 mi
  • Bailey Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Witzka: 17.3 mi
  • Chinsegut Hill: 18.9 mi
  • Munden Hill: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 7
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • F1RST Rubble Pile 1: 14.4 mi
  • F1RST Rubble Pile 2: 14.4 mi
  • Old Glory Plaque: 14.8 mi
  • Bill Duffner Memorial Gate: 18.7 mi
  • Odessa: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gardens Park Picnic Table: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chinsegut HillENE 58°82 m18.9 mi
Munden HillENE 76°80 m20.2 mi
Hickory HillE 88°73 m21.6 mi
Kirk HillENE 69°65 m20.9 mi
Bailey HillNE 46°64 m12.6 mi
Tucker HillENE 68°55 m21.7 mi
WitzkaNNE 14°7 m17.3 mi
Sunset HillsSSW 203°5 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3419:5720:32
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2017:0417:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606367727782838382756762

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weeki Wachee, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/761760903

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