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John Stretch Park

John Stretch Park from directly overhead

John Stretch Park is a park in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Big Mound stands 6 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Nido águila calva, a attraction 6.2 miles away. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates26.69729, -80.81125

23 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 8
  • Lake Harbor Tract: 8.3 mi
  • South Florida Water Management: 17.7 mi
  • TIITF State of Florida: 21.6 mi
  • South Florida Water Management District: 21.7 mi
  • TIITF State of Florida: 21.8 mi
Parks: 7
  • Tanner Park: 6.5 mi
  • Sugarland Park: 8.0 mi
  • Civic Park: 8.6 mi
  • McDonald Park: 8.6 mi
  • Duncan Padgett Park: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Maple Mound: 11.7 mi
  • Tonys Mound: 12.7 mi
  • Big Mound: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Nido águila calva: 6.2 mi
  • Devil's Garden Bird Park: 22.0 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MoundENE 59°6 m24.0 mi
Maple MoundWSW 259°5 m11.7 mi
Tonys MoundSW 219°5 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0419:35
June solstice06:3119:4720:20
September equinox07:1318:5119:21
December solstice07:0817:0117:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F646669737881828381777167
Precip in2.31.93.02.14.59.57.08.67.34.32.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belle Glade, 9 mi away.

  • Cuban Crescent34 obs
  • White Peacock18 obs
  • Pearl Crescent12 obs
  • Blue Dasher12 obs
  • Four-spotted Pennant12 obs
  • lanceleaf arrowhead12 obs
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak12 obs
  • Southern Skipperling12 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 way/49251073

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