Iron Gwazi
Iron Gwazi is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. LeHeup Hill stands 74 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gwazi Field, a park 0.1 miles away. COURTNEY CAMPBELL passes 9.0 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Hybrid roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa
Wikidata Q966471, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 17.75 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the COURTNEY CAMPBELL
- 10.0 mi off the SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY
- 27.5 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
Named places within 25 miles
- Gwazi Field: 0.1 mi
- David E. West Park: 0.7 mi
- Temple Crest Park: 0.8 mi
- Rowlett Park: 0.8 mi
- Rowlett Park: 0.8 mi
- Air Grover: 0.1 mi
- Air Grover: 0.1 mi
- Cheetah Hunt: 0.2 mi
- Kangaroo Petting zoo: 0.2 mi
- Busch Garden: 0.2 mi
- MOSI Molecular Structure: 1.8 mi
- War Correspondents Memorial: 2.2 mi
- POW-MIA: 2.2 mi
- Temple Terrace Residents: 2.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Recyclosaurus: 1.9 mi
- Solar Rotary: 1.9 mi
- Angel of Hope: 2.0 mi
- Dr. King Bust: 2.1 mi
- Maze: 2.1 mi
- University Of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum;Contemporary Art Museum: 2.1 mi
- Science Discovery Center: 3.3 mi
- Cracker Country: 4.9 mi
- Tampa Baseball Museum: 5.1 mi
- Ybor City Museum: 5.1 mi
- Riverfront Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Cypress Creek Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Violet Cury Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- McKay Bay Nature Park: 5.7 mi
- Northlakes - Sagebrush Wood Stork Colony: 6.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 2.0 mi
- Blue Sink: 2.7 mi
- Ewanowski Spring: 2.7 mi
- Lettuce Lake Spring: 4.6 mi
- Double Spring: 4.8 mi
- USF Botanical Garden: 1.8 mi
- Harvest Hope Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Clara Frye Garden: 5.7 mi
- Monument Park: 6.4 mi
- Florida Natural Plants: 6.8 mi
- Gardenville Beach: 13.6 mi
- Picnic Island Beach: 14.8 mi
- Picnic Island Beach: 15.0 mi
- Picnic Island Beach: 15.1 mi
- Lithia Springs: 16.5 mi
- Greer Hill: 23.1 mi
- Sunset Hills: 23.5 mi
- LeHeup Hill: 23.6 mi
- Nursery Hill: 23.9 mi
- The Union: 24.8 mi
- Fort Brooke: 6.7 mi
- Weedon Island: 17.0 mi
- Gulf City: 22.8 mi
- Ben T. Davis Beach: 10.2 mi
- Gardens Park Picnic Table: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iron Gwazi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeHeup Hill | NE 35° | 74 m | 23.6 mi |
| Nursery Hill | NE 35° | 74 m | 23.9 mi |
| Greer Hill | NE 38° | 68 m | 23.1 mi |
| Big Cockroach Mound | SSW 194° | 7 m | 24.9 mi |
| Sunset Hills | WNW 291° | 5 m | 23.5 mi |
| The Union | WNW 296° | 1 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:56 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 17:04 | 17:39 |
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 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 70 | 65 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tampa Intl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/524038840
Day trips start here
- Tampa · 6 mi
- Saint Petersburg · 22 mi
- Clearwater · 23 mi
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