- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sand Hill5 m · 9.9 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:23local time
- Coordinates
- 26.1968, -81.8144
Taking Flight is a artwork in Florida, at a modelled 2 m. Sand Hill stands 5 m to the south-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Raymond Lutgert Beach Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Inscription
- Remembering Pa Pa Sid He loved his family, his country, and this beach. "Taking Flight" David H. Turner Sculptor
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Taking Flight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | SSE 159° | 5 m | 9.9 mi |
| Blue Hill | SSE 153° | 0 m | 21.8 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Raymond Lutgert Beach Park: 0.0 mi
- Vedado Way Park: 0.7 mi
- Seagate Beach Club: 0.8 mi
- Sea Gate Park: 1.0 mi
- Putter Point Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Aspiration: 0.1 mi
- Human Race: 0.1 mi
- Transitions: 0.1 mi
- Prelude: 0.2 mi
- Genesis: 0.9 mi
Beaches: 60
- Horizon Way Beach: 0.5 mi
- Park Shore Beach: 0.6 mi
- Vedado Way Beach: 0.7 mi
- Via Miramar Beach: 1.3 mi
- Clam Pass Beach: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 38
- Capybara & Agouti: 2.4 mi
- Coyote: 2.4 mi
- Tamarin: 2.4 mi
- Bornean Orangutan: 2.4 mi
- Ground Hornbill: 2.4 mi
Gardens: 22
- Joyce & George Kempton Garden: 1.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden Area: 2.3 mi
- Wilson Garden: 3.8 mi
- Smith Education Garden: 3.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- The Naples Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Wet Woods Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Smith Uplands Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Hammock Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Pine Lake Preserve: 10.8 mi
Museums: 12
- The Baker Museum: 1.5 mi
- Revs Institute, Inc.: 3.4 mi
- Naples Depot Museum: 4.0 mi
- Naples Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Collier County Museum: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Lager Head: 2.7 mi
- Vietnam Veterans of America Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 4.0 mi
- You Are Not Forgotten: 4.0 mi
- Koreshan Laundry: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rodgers Waterfall: 4.4 mi
- Nine & Steve Iser Waterfall: 6.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:09 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 19:50 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 17:07 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 65 | 68 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 68 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Naples Muni AP, 4 mi away.
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