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Ruins XXIII

Ruins XXIII from directly overhead

Ruins XXIII is an artwork in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Mount Everest stands 60 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Trimble Park, a park 1.6 miles away. GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY passes 18 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
stainless_steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates28.43558, -81.33434

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Trimble Park: 1.6 mi
  • Warren Park: 1.9 mi
  • Perkins Boat Ramp Park: 2.0 mi
  • Swann Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Conway Circle Park: 2.2 mi
Attractions
  • Crayola Experience: 3.5 mi
  • K1 Speed Indoor Go Karts: 4.7 mi
  • Water Feature: 6.2 mi
  • Dover Shores Pool: 6.2 mi
  • Hiccup's Wing Gliders: 6.7 mi
Artworks
  • Global Angel Wings Project: 5.5 mi
  • Code Wall: 5.5 mi
  • Disco Dog Sculpture: 5.6 mi
  • DNA statue: 5.6 mi
  • Glass House: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 47
Historic sites: 33
Museums: 29
Gardens: 27
  • Lake Davis Greenwood Community Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Tenser's Tortoise Trail: 7.8 mi
  • Stingray Sanctuary: 9.7 mi
  • Miracle Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Virginia S Nelson Rose Garden: 10.9 mi
Springs: 17
  • Sanlando Springs: 17.9 mi
  • Palm Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Ginger Ale Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Starbuck Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Clifton Springs: 19.2 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Hillard Island: 7.9 mi
  • Mount Mayday: 12.9 mi
  • Dick Island: 13.4 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 15.2 mi
  • Mount Gushmore: 15.8 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Baldwin Park Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Conrad Beach: 11.8 mi
  • The Sandbox: 11.8 mi
  • South Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Hideaway Bay: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Silver Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EverestWSW 251°60 m16.2 mi
Mount GushmoreWSW 249°57 m15.8 mi
Big Thunder MountainW 266°32 m15.2 mi
Horseshoe Creek HillSW 215°32 m23.4 mi
Mount MaydayWSW 248°29 m12.9 mi
Hillard IslandS 171°23.7 m7.9 mi
Dick IslandS 185°19.8 m13.4 mi
Moccasin MoundNE 55°3 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2919:5220:26
September equinox07:1418:5219:23
December solstice07:1416:5917:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F616467727781838381766863
Precip in2.52.03.02.64.08.07.57.76.43.51.82.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13624214182

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