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Caretta Caretta

Caretta Caretta from directly overhead

Caretta Caretta is an artwork in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Sand Hill stands 5 m to the south-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lager Head, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
CARETTA CARETTA SUSAN NARDINE PRATT ARTIST NAPLES UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST PATRON TURTLES ON THE TOWN 2016

How to reach it

Coordinates26.16633, -81.78759

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center: 0.1 mi
  • Fleischmann Park: 0.3 mi
  • Goodlette Frank Linear Park: 0.4 mi
  • Coconut River Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Barefoot Respite Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 60
  • Gator Feeding Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Lowdermilk Beach: 1.5 mi
  • 8th Avenue North Beach: 1.5 mi
  • 7th Avenue North Beach: 1.6 mi
  • North Lake Drive Beach: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 37
  • Zebra: 0.1 mi
  • Lion: 0.1 mi
  • Clouded Leopard: 0.2 mi
  • Flamingo: 0.2 mi
  • Giant Tortoise Species: 0.2 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Butterfly Garden Area: 0.6 mi
  • Wilson Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Smith Education Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Joyce & George Kempton Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 8
  • Lager Head: 0.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Monument: 1.8 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans of America Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • You Are Not Forgotten: 1.8 mi
  • Barron Collier Monument: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rodgers Waterfall: 2.4 mi
  • Nine & Steve Iser Waterfall: 4.4 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Sand Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Blue Hill: 19.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillSSE 165°5 m7.4 mi
Blue HillSSE 154°0 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:39
June solstice06:3619:4920:23
September equinox07:1618:5519:25
December solstice07:1117:0717:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656870757982838382797268
Precip in1.71.41.92.52.87.47.88.98.63.91.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Naples Muni AP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10975116670

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