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Taking Flight

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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 from directly overhead

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillSSE 159°5 m9.9 mi
Blue HillSSE 153°0 m21.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0919:39
June solstice06:3619:5020:23
September equinox07:1718:5519:25
December solstice07:1117:0717:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °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, 4 mi away.

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