Buck Lake Recreation Area
Buck Lake Recreation Area is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Tomato Hill stands 50 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Farles Prairie Recreation Area, a park 1.4 miles away. FLORIDA BLACK BEAR passes 1.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 18 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, National
- 14.0 mi off the RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR, National
- 20.2 mi off the GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY
- 22.3 mi off the HRTG CROSSROADS HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Giant Cypress · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Farles Prairie Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Beakman Lake Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Alexander Springs Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Lake Dorr Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Juniper Springs Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Alexander Springs: 4.7 mi
- Morman Branch Spring: 6.5 mi
- Morman Branch Spring: 6.5 mi
- Fern Hammock Springs: 6.8 mi
- Fern Hammock Springs: 6.8 mi
- Ellis Acres Reserve: 10.0 mi
- Holman Conservation Easement: 10.6 mi
- Sunnyhill Conservation Area - South Tract: 12.2 mi
- Sunnyhill Conservation Area - North Tract: 12.7 mi
- Sunnyhill Restoration Area - West Tract: 13.7 mi
- Greater Umatilla Historical: 11.7 mi
- Tipisa Lodge OA Museum: 12.4 mi
- Eustis Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- Lake Eustis Museum of Art: 17.1 mi
- Florida Carriage Museum: 18.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Chuck Lennon Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Hulley Tower: 21.5 mi
- Memorial Wall: 24.0 mi
- Time Capsule: 24.2 mi
- Rock: 10.3 mi
- Eihei: 20.5 mi
- John B. Stetson: 21.5 mi
- Bluemner Kouba Collection: Oscar Bluemner: 21.6 mi
- Mount Dora Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
- Spanish Springs Town Square: 21.1 mi
- Skydive Deland: 22.6 mi
- The Villages: 23.2 mi
- Shell Mound: 8.9 mi
- Tomato Hill: 22.7 mi
- Trinity Learning Center: 23.2 mi
- Bowers Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Morrison Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Sunday Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Hampton Beach: 16.5 mi
- Eatons Beach: 18.6 mi
- Bride's Garden: 18.5 mi
- Harmony Gardens Tropical Wedding Garden: 18.5 mi
- Central Florida Bible Camp: 16.1 mi
- Lake Griffin State Park Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buck Lake Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato Hill | SSW 210° | 50 m | 22.7 mi |
| Trinity Learning Center | SW 221° | 38 m | 23.2 mi |
| Shell Mound | NE 49° | 2 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 60 | 64 | 70 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 64 | 59 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisbon, 18 mi away.
- Golden-winged Skimmer27 obs
- Purple Skimmer18 obs
- Banded Pennant17 obs
- Amanda's Pennant16 obs
- Florida Scrub-Jay12 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk9 obs
- Carolina Saddlebags9 obs
- Ornate Pennant9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358733517
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