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Banana River Aquatic Preserve

Banana River Aquatic Preserve from directly overhead

Banana River Aquatic Preserve is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Honeymoon Hill stands 11 m to the west, 1.3 miles off. INDIAN RIVER LAGOON passes 2.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates28.27112, -80.64561

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverwalk: A Family Park: 2.6 mi
  • Robert P. Murkshe Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Chevron Park: 2.8 mi
  • Rotary Park: 3.2 mi
  • Rotary Park at Suntree: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Suntree UMC Cross Tower Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Spirit Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Brick Monument: 5.2 mi
  • Viera 9/11 Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Military and First Responders Memorial: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 49
  • Treetop Trek Aerial Adventures: 5.2 mi
  • Monkeys, Various Species: 5.2 mi
  • Jaguar: 5.2 mi
  • Capybaras: 5.2 mi
  • Deer: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves: 17
  • Hundred Acre Hollows: 3.7 mi
  • Samsons Island: 6.4 mi
  • Ulumay Sanctuary: 7.7 mi
  • Erna Nixon Park: 12.5 mi
  • Pine Island Conservation Area: 15.8 mi
Museums: 15
Beaches: 4
Artworks: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Honeymoon Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Mulberry Mound: 15.3 mi
  • Paw Paw Mound: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Pavilion: 17.8 mi
  • Picnic Tables: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Honeymoon HillW 280°11 m1.3 mi
Mulberry MoundWNW 295°6 m15.3 mi
Paw Paw MoundNW 318°3 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0319:34
June solstice06:2719:4920:23
September equinox07:1218:5019:21
December solstice07:1116:5617:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F616467727780828281766964
Precip in2.82.32.92.53.87.56.87.58.65.32.62.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Melbourne WFO, 11 mi away.

  • Gopher Tortoise24 obs
  • West Indian Manatee10 obs
  • Brown Anole10 obs
  • Tricolored Heron7 obs
  • Diamondback Terrapin7 obs
  • Greater Yellowlegs5 obs
  • Reddish Egret5 obs
  • White Ibis4 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358729004

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