Century Tower
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Century Tower is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Underwood Hill stands 55 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Potato, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE passes 2.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
tower in Florida, United States
Dates from 1953.
Wikidata Q5063212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1953
- Height
- 47.9 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Florida
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the OLD FLORIDA HERITAGE
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 4 mi
- Observation Tower · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Plaza of the Americas: 0.1 mi
- Buckman Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Reitz Union North Lawn: 0.2 mi
- Tigert Park: 0.2 mi
- Murphree Commons Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Glen Springs: 1.8 mi
- Boulware Springs: 2.9 mi
- Magnesia Springs: 12.5 mi
- Worthington Spring: 19.8 mi
- Blue Grotto Spring: 20.0 mi
- Lake Alice Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Butterfly Rainforest: 1.8 mi
- Sweetwater Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Morningside Nature Center: 3.9 mi
- Split Rock Conservation Area: 4.0 mi
- Silver Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Historic Marker- Latin American Studies: 0.1 mi
- Historic Marker- Children's Literature Collection: 0.1 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- The Potato: 0.0 mi
- The French Fries: 0.1 mi
- Albert A. Murphree: 0.1 mi
- Gator Ubiquity: 0.3 mi
- Bull Gator: 0.4 mi
- Cathy Groh Donnellan Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Todd C. Prosser Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Lee Chira Family Heisman Plaza: 0.4 mi
- First Lutheran Church Garden: 0.5 mi
- Heritage Hall: 0.4 mi
- A. Quinn Jones House: 0.8 mi
- Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention: 1.2 mi
- Matheson History Museum: 1.4 mi
- Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center: 1.7 mi
- Ring of Honor: 0.3 mi
- Ben Hill Griffin Stadium: 0.4 mi
- Bat House: 1.2 mi
- Bat House: 1.2 mi
- Bat House: 1.2 mi
- Little Garrison Hammock: 14.1 mi
- Garrison Hammock: 14.2 mi
- Spring Hill: 17.0 mi
- Underwood Hill: 17.9 mi
- Spring Hill: 21.5 mi
- 38th Street Park Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Oak Canopy Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Traxler: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Century Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Hill | NW 313° | 55 m | 17.9 mi |
| Spring Hill | NW 318° | 43 m | 17.0 mi |
| Spring Hill | SW 224° | 40 m | 21.5 mi |
| Garrison Hammock | SE 125° | 25 m | 14.2 mi |
| Little Garrison Hammock | SE 127° | 21 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville Rgnl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/150860043
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