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Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve

Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve from directly overhead

Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Howard Mound stands 4 m to the northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bat House Park, a park 1.4 miles away. LEMON BAY/MYAKKA TRL passes 17 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates26.64618, -82.08315

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bat House Park: 1.4 mi
  • Matlacha Community Park: 1.5 mi
  • Sirenia Vista: 1.7 mi
  • Joe Stonis Park: 2.3 mi
  • Burnt Store Boat Ramp: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 56
  • Amazing Bird: 9.5 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Horse & Foal Statues: 12.0 mi
  • Fire Dance: 12.9 mi
  • Statue of Ford, Edison, and Firestone: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Attractions: 16
  • German American Social Club of Cape Coral: 4.1 mi
  • David McCreary's House: 9.3 mi
  • Gulf Coast Model Train Room: 10.3 mi
  • Captiva Cruises: 10.8 mi
  • The Butterfly Estates: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Calusa Point: 9.1 mi
  • Allison Hagerup Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Cape Coral Yacht club beach: 10.9 mi
  • Laika Lane Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Wightman Lane Beach: 10.9 mi
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 14
  • Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Stench Monument: 14.4 mi
  • Lynn Hall Memorial: 15.4 mi
  • Ponce de Leon Statue: 19.9 mi
  • Radioactive Fountain of Youth: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 4
  • Howard Mound: 5.8 mi
  • Faulkner Mound: 9.0 mi
  • John Quiet Mound: 11.8 mi
  • Cash Mound: 12.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Boca Grande Lighthouse: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Charlotte County Truck Stop Northbound: 17.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Howard MoundNW 313°4 m5.8 mi
Cash MoundNNW 332°4 m12.6 mi
Faulkner MoundW 262°3 m9.0 mi
John Quiet MoundNNW 333°2 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:3619:5220:25
September equinox07:1818:5619:26
December solstice07:1317:0617:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656770757982838382787267
Precip in2.41.82.12.43.59.79.410.49.03.11.81.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Myers Page FLD AP, 14 mi away.

  • Osprey39 obs
  • Brown Pelican34 obs
  • Boat-tailed Grackle21 obs
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron17 obs
  • red mangrove14 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant11 obs
  • Brown Anole10 obs
  • Laughing Gull10 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/358728975

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