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Kilimanjaro Safaris

Kilimanjaro Safaris, a attraction in Florida
Kilimanjaro Safaris, a attraction in FloridaBrokenSphere · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kilimanjaro Safaris, a attraction in Florida
BrokenSphere · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kilimanjaro Safaris, a attraction in Florida
BrokenSphere · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kilimanjaro Safaris, a attraction in Florida
BrokenSphere · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kilimanjaro Safaris, a attraction in Florida
BrokenSphere · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kilimanjaro Safaris, a attraction in Florida
BrokenSphere · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Kilimanjaro Safaris is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY passes 13 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Kilimanjaro Safaris is a safari attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom on the Walt Disney World Resort property in Bay Lake, Florida. It simulates an open-sided safari ride through the savanna of East Africa.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q2898382, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates28.35974, -81.59242

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
  • Rex: 1.8 mi
  • Buzz Lightyear: 1.9 mi
  • Woody: 1.9 mi
  • Millenium Falcon: 1.9 mi
  • X-Wing: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Bear Creek Park: 2.9 mi
  • Indian Creek Park: 3.0 mi
  • Veranda Park: 3.8 mi
  • Siena Park: 3.8 mi
  • Hippodrome Park: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 28
Gardens: 22
Peaks: 9
  • Mount Everest: 0.4 mi
  • Mount Gushmore: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Mayday: 3.8 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Ridge: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Getaway Glen: 3.9 mi
  • Hideaway Bay: 3.9 mi
  • Howling Dog Beach: 4.2 mi
  • South Beach: 5.0 mi
  • The Sandbox: 5.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Apopka Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Wolf Head Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Bear Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Double Run Spring: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Silver Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area: 17.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 337°94 m21.8 mi
Mount EverestESE 106°60 m0.4 mi
Mount GushmoreESE 119°57 m1.1 mi
Rattlesnake RidgeW 262°37 m14.0 mi
Big Thunder MountainN 6°32 m4.2 mi
Horseshoe Creek HillS 171°32 m14.0 mi
Mount MaydayE 83°29 m3.8 mi
Hillard IslandE 99°23.7 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:38
June solstice06:3119:5320:27
September equinox07:1618:5319:24
December solstice07:1517:0017:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F616368737882848482776964
Precip in2.82.33.22.63.57.97.48.15.42.71.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clermont 9 S, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/43589046

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