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Open Book Gateway

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Elevation, modelled
5 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Big Cockroach Mound7 m · 24.5 mi
Nearest byway
TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)5.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:28local time
Coordinates
27.3377, -82.4379
Open Book Gateway from directly overhead

Open Book Gateway is a artwork in Florida, at a modelled 5 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fruitville Reading Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 5.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

"Open Book Gateway” is a gateway-type structure formed by three open books with pages featuring six, profile-cut quotations in English, as well as the Arabic and Chinese translations. The artwork is approximately 18 feet tall.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cockroach MoundNNW 348°7 m24.5 mi
Caloosa Indian MoundESE 105°6 m11.1 mi
Portavant Indian MoundNW 319°1 m17.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 19
Beaches: 16
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3619:5420:28
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1617:0617:41

Local time (America/New_York).

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