Sam Jones
Sam Jones is an artwork in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Medley Landfill stands 81 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tree Tops Park, a park 0.3 miles away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY passes 8.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1995-09-16
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Jungle Queen Riverboat · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tree Tops Park: 0.3 mi
- Davie Pine Island Park: 0.5 mi
- Orange Drive Linear Park: 0.7 mi
- Chase Park: 0.8 mi
- Pine Lake Park: 0.9 mi
- Cowboy Hat: 2.0 mi
- Iron XM: 2.5 mi
- City of Weston: 5.5 mi
- Meridian Business Campus: 5.6 mi
- Meridian Business Campus: 5.8 mi
- McGinnis Ski School: 4.0 mi
- McGinnis Ski School: 4.1 mi
- Round1: 4.9 mi
- Fort Lauderdale Airboat Rides: 6.6 mi
- Las Olas Boulevard: 8.7 mi
- Old Davie School Historical Museum: 2.5 mi
- Young At Art: 3.3 mi
- Schacknow Museum of Fine Arts: 4.0 mi
- Anhinga Indian Museum: 4.5 mi
- City of Plantation Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Davie Publlic Safety Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Armenian Genocide Memorial: 2.2 mi
- WHS 9/11 Memorial: 3.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.1 mi
- The Significance of Makiguchi Fountain & Toda Lake: 8.8 mi
- Pine Island Ridge Natural Area: 0.5 mi
- Pine Island Ridge Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Wildlife Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Edwin Rosenberg Bird Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
- Pond Apple Slough: 4.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.0 mi
- Markham Park Butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
- Stranahan Urban Garden: 7.4 mi
- Lila Kauffman Botanical Garden: 13.1 mi
- Honor Garden: 14.4 mi
- Hollywood Beach: 10.5 mi
- Fort Lauderdale Beach: 11.9 mi
- Sunny Isles Beach: 13.9 mi
- Haulover Beach: 14.3 mi
- Haulover Nude Beach: 14.5 mi
- Picnic area: 12.0 mi
- Grandiosa: 14.3 mi
- Elfin: 14.7 mi
- Crescent: 14.8 mi
- Daggerwing: 14.8 mi
- Hillsboro Inlet Light: 17.5 mi
- Inlet House: 17.5 mi
- The Bungalow: 17.5 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 17.5 mi
- Timer and Generator Building: 17.6 mi
- Andytown: 11.5 mi
- Fort Dallas: 21.6 mi
- Medley Landfill: 15.7 mi
- Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park: 15.8 mi
- Inverrary Waterfalls: 6.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sam Jones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medley Landfill | SSW 197° | 81 m | 15.7 mi |
| Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park | NNE 26° | 70 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:43 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:49 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 17:01 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 67 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 69 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Lauderdale, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6286595816
Day trips start here
- Greater Miami · 5 mi
- Miami Beach/South Beach · 22 mi
- Miami · 24 mi
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