Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Medley Landfill stands 81 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Lauderdale Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Jungle Queen Riverboat · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bonnet House Museum and Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Jack & Harriet Kaye Park: 0.7 mi
- George English Park: 0.8 mi
- Coral Ridge Park: 0.8 mi
- Greenfield Park: 0.9 mi
- Thrive: 3.0 mi
- Cellomania: 3.2 mi
- [Chadwick Boseman]: 3.5 mi
- Sisters: 8.0 mi
- The Barefoot Mailman: 8.1 mi
- Bonnet House: 0.7 mi
- International Swimming Hall of Fame: 2.0 mi
- Historic Stranahan House Museum: 2.7 mi
- NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale: 2.9 mi
- Old Dillard Museum: 3.4 mi
- Flyboard Fort Lauderdale: 0.9 mi
- Sunrise Paddleboards: 1.2 mi
- Las Olas Beach: 1.7 mi
- Tacos Hooked Up Sportfishing: 2.3 mi
- Bateau: 2.8 mi
- Indian Haulover: 2.2 mi
- Athletic Hall of Fame: 4.4 mi
- Silver Thatch Mounted Beach Patrol: 6.7 mi
- Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse: 8.1 mi
- Hillsboro Inlet Light Station: 8.1 mi
- Pond Apple Slough: 7.0 mi
- Dania Salt Marsh: 7.1 mi
- West Lake Park / Anne Kolb Nature Center: 7.4 mi
- Fern Forest Nature Center: 7.6 mi
- Pond Apple Slough: 8.1 mi
- Stranahan Urban Garden: 4.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.6 mi
- Lila Kauffman Botanical Garden: 14.2 mi
- Boca Raton Museum Art School Sculpture Garden: 14.2 mi
- Boca Raton Museum Sculpture Garden: 14.7 mi
- Fort Lauderdale Beach: 0.3 mi
- Hollywood Beach: 8.1 mi
- Sunny Isles Beach: 14.9 mi
- Haulover Beach: 15.5 mi
- Haulover Nude Beach: 15.7 mi
- Picnic area: 7.8 mi
- Grandiosa: 9.2 mi
- Elfin: 9.4 mi
- Daggerwing: 9.4 mi
- Crescent: 9.5 mi
- Hillsboro Inlet Light: 8.1 mi
- Inlet House: 8.1 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 8.1 mi
- The Bungalow: 8.1 mi
- Timer and Generator Building: 8.1 mi
- Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park: 10.2 mi
- Medley Landfill: 25.0 mi
- Yamato Colony: 18.9 mi
- Andytown: 20.9 mi
- Inverrary Waterfalls: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hugh Taylor Birch State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medley Landfill | SW 218° | 81 m | 25.0 mi |
| Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park | NNW 339° | 70 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:43 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 17:00 | 17:34 |
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 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 71 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Lauderdale Beach, under a mile away.
- Green Iguana312 obs
- Brown Anole270 obs
- sea grape215 obs
- Northern Curly-tailed Lizard208 obs
- Shiny-leaved Wild Coffee206 obs
- Golden Silk Spider204 obs
- Portuguese Man o' War138 obs
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron95 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/49508471
Day trips start here
- Greater Miami · 14 mi
- Miami Beach/South Beach · 25 mi
- Miami · 30 mi
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