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Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve

Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve from directly overhead

Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Medley Landfill stands 81 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tamiami Pinelands Park, a park 0.3 miles away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY passes 29 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates25.65107, -80.40413

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Camel: 2.7 mi
  • Meerkat: 2.7 mi
  • Black Neck Stork: 2.7 mi
  • Lion: 2.8 mi
  • Indian Rhinoceros: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 42
  • Concrete arches: 2.3 mi
  • Door support column: 2.4 mi
  • Memorial of Cypress: 3.3 mi
  • Larry and Penny Dedication Plaque: 3.6 mi
  • Cuban Memorial Monument: 7.2 mi
Museums: 37
Beaches: 12
  • Tahiti Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Hobie Island Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Hobie Island Beach Park: 15.6 mi
  • Crandon Park Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Crandon Beach: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 8
  • Ned Glenn Nature Reserve: 6.0 mi
  • Tree Island Preserve: 7.4 mi
  • R Hardy Matheson County Preserve: 8.4 mi
  • Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve: 10.1 mi
  • Biscayne Bay-Card Sound Spiny Lobster Sanctuary: 10.9 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Grossman Ridge: 14.1 mi
  • Medley Landfill: 14.7 mi
  • Palm Tree Head: 21.7 mi
  • Panther Mound: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Table: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Table: 3.5 mi
  • Long Pine Key Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Medley LandfillNNE 13°81 m14.7 mi
Palm Tree HeadWNW 302°2 m21.7 mi
Grossman RidgeW 262°1 m14.1 mi
Panther MoundWSW 256°1 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0319:33
June solstice06:3219:4320:16
September equinox07:1118:4919:19
December solstice07:0417:0217:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F676972757982838482797369
Precip in1.72.02.02.95.28.87.28.38.45.32.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miami Kendall Tamiami Exec AP, 2 mi away.

  • Brown Anole198 obs
  • Peters's Rock Agama130 obs
  • Muscovy Duck102 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird74 obs
  • White beggarticks73 obs
  • Burrowing Owl71 obs
  • Green Anole71 obs
  • Western Cattle-Egret66 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/125233568

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