Nature reserve · Florida
West Marsh Preserve
West Marsh Preserve is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. The nearest named place is Harnes Marsh Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lee County Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates26.64685, -81.70426
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Jim Fleming Ecological Park: 2.1 mi
- Buckingham Community Park & Dog Park: 3.5 mi
- Lehigh Acres Community Park North: 4.0 mi
- Melrose Sovereign: 4.4 mi
- Fort Myers Shores Fire District Station 82: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Harnes Marsh Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Jim Fleming Ecological Park Wetland Area: 2.1 mi
- Hickory Swamp Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Hickey Creek Wildlife and Environmental Area: 4.8 mi
- Six Mile Cypress Preserve North: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 18
- Paws for Duty Dog Park Dog Bone Statue: 5.3 mi
- Paws for Duty Dog Park Sign & Puppy Statue: 5.4 mi
- The Farmstead: 8.8 mi
- Lux: 10.1 mi
- Caloosahatchee Manuscripts: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 18
- Nature Walk: 5.7 mi
- Nature walk entrence: 5.7 mi
- Nature walk entrence: 5.8 mi
- Lee County Civic Center Campus: 6.4 mi
- Six Mile Cypress Slough: 9.2 mi
Museums: 11
- Williams Academy Black History Museum: 8.8 mi
- Imaginarium Science Center: 9.6 mi
- IMAG History & Science Center: 9.6 mi
- City of Fort Myers Southwest Florida Museum of History: 10.0 mi
- Sydney Berne Davis Art Center: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
- WW II Gun Turrets: 5.2 mi
- WW II Munitions Building: 5.3 mi
- WW II Munitions Building: 5.3 mi
- Stench Monument: 13.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 9
- Beach Area: 5.2 mi
- Waterfront: 12.8 mi
- Cape Coral Yacht club beach: 16.9 mi
- Bunche Beach: 20.1 mi
- Lee County Dog Beach: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 5
- Butterfly Garden (Botanical Garden): 6.0 mi
- Mary Jo Sanders Garden of Inspiration: 13.1 mi
- Environmental Club Garden: 17.0 mi
- The Woodlands Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Resident Gardens on The Island: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bermont: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Charlotte County Truck Stop Northbound: 23.6 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 | 17:40 |
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, 8 mi away.
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