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The Lone Sailor

The Lone Sailor from directly overhead

The Lone Sailor is an artwork in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Baldwin Park Beach, a beach 0.7 miles away. GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY passes 15 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates28.57500, -81.33784

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Virginia Park: 0.8 mi
  • Dinky Dock Park: 1.4 mi
  • Cady Way Park and Trail: 1.4 mi
  • Alfred J. Hanna Mini Park: 1.5 mi
  • Azalea Lane Recreation Center: 1.6 mi
Artworks
  • Miracles of Jesus 6: 1.8 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 5: 1.8 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 4: 1.8 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 3: 1.8 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 2: 1.8 mi
Attractions
Springs: 46
  • Sanlando Springs: 8.6 mi
  • Palm Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Ginger Ale Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Starbuck Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Lake Jesup Spring: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 35
Nature reserves: 31
Gardens: 29
  • Virginia S Nelson Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Miracle Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Lake Davis Greenwood Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Jim Houser Azalea Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Lukas Nursery Garden: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Hillard Island: 17.5 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 18.4 mi
  • Mount Mayday: 18.6 mi
  • Buck Point Mound: 19.8 mi
  • Moccasin Mound: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Baldwin Park Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Conrad Beach: 16.2 mi
  • The Sandbox: 16.2 mi
  • South Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Howling Dog Beach: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Silver Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 282°94 m24.5 mi
Mount EverestSW 225°60 m21.3 mi
Mount GushmoreSW 223°57 m21.1 mi
Big Thunder MountainSW 235°32 m18.4 mi
Mount MaydaySW 219°29 m18.6 mi
Hillard IslandS 175°23.7 m17.5 mi
Dick IslandS 182°19.8 m23.0 mi
Buck Point MoundENE 74°3 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2919:5220:27
September equinox07:1518:5219:23
December solstice07:1516:5817:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626468737882848482766964
Precip in2.62.12.72.73.78.28.17.76.63.21.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orlando Executive AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12964848621

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