Attraction · Florida
Manatee Viewing Center
Manatee Viewing Center is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 13 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- TECO
How to reach it
Coordinates27.79275, -82.40092
- 12.7 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 15.1 mi off the COURTNEY CAMPBELL
- 24.9 mi off the SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY
- 25.0 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Manatee Viewing Center: 0.0 mi
- Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center: 8.6 mi
- iFly Tampa: 10.5 mi
- Royal Caribbean cruise port: 10.7 mi
- Carnival cruise port: 10.9 mi
Parks
- Apollo Beach Nature Park: 1.0 mi
- Hourglass Park: 2.0 mi
- Apollo Beach Recreation Center: 2.1 mi
- New Lakeside Park: 2.2 mi
- Lantern View Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Armed Forces Dedication Plaque: 6.2 mi
- Walking Club Rock: 6.2 mi
- SOCOM Memorial: 6.9 mi
- U.S. Central Command Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Port Tampa Cemetery: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 52
- "Untitled": 10.9 mi
- Solstice: 11.2 mi
- JFK Memorial Statue: 11.3 mi
- City of Tampa Mural: 11.7 mi
- José Martí: 11.9 mi
Museums: 42
- Paleo Preserve Fossil Museum: 8.7 mi
- Tampa Bay History Center: 10.8 mi
- SS American Victory;American Victory Museum: 10.8 mi
- Florida Railroad Museum: 10.8 mi
- Henry B. Plant Museum: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- Golden Aster Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Alafia Scrub Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Bell Creek Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Delaney Creek Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Rhodine Scrub Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 19
- Apollo Beach: 1.5 mi
- Gardenville Beach: 3.2 mi
- Bahia Beach: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Island Beach: 10.0 mi
- Picnic Island Beach: 10.0 mi
Springs: 17
- Buckhorn South Spring: 8.7 mi
- Boyette Spring: 8.8 mi
- Green Sink Spring: 8.8 mi
- Buckhorn West Spring: 8.9 mi
- Buckhorn East Spring: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 16
- Native Plant Garden: 8.7 mi
- Clara Frye Garden: 12.1 mi
- HCC Food Forest: 12.8 mi
- Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum: 13.8 mi
- Cultural Grove: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Gulf City: 7.1 mi
- Fort Brooke: 10.8 mi
- Willow: 10.8 mi
- Weedon Island: 12.8 mi
- Fort Lonesome: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Ben T. Davis Beach: 16.1 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 23.6 mi
- Picnic Bench: 23.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Peaks: 2
- Big Cockroach Mound: 10.5 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Rocky Bluff: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manatee Viewing Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | SW 225° | 7 m | 10.5 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | SW 217° | 1 m | 22.7 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 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
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 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 64 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tampa BAY Area WFO, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2676923692
Day trips start here
- Tampa · 11 mi
- Saint Petersburg · 15 mi
- Clearwater · 27 mi
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