Public Beach Access Point
Public Beach Access Point is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bicentenial Park, a park 0.8 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 4.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Longboat Key
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 5.9 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
- 8.3 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 26.5 mi off the LEMON BAY/MYAKKA TRL
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bicentenial Park: 0.8 mi
- Bayfront Park Recreation Center: 0.9 mi
- Bayshore Park: 4.1 mi
- Overlook Park: 4.2 mi
- New College Food Forest: 4.4 mi
- Owen N. Burns: 6.6 mi
- Selby Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Emergency Services Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Memorial Cross: 10.0 mi
- Holy Eucharist Monument: 10.0 mi
- Ca' da Zan (Ringling House): 4.3 mi
- Ringling Museum Complex: 4.4 mi
- Circus Museum & Store: 4.5 mi
- Ulla R. & Arthur F. Searing Wing: 4.5 mi
- John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: 4.5 mi
- Passage Key Dolphin Tours: 6.1 mi
- Linder Turf and Tractor: 7.0 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 10.8 mi
- Lincoln Park: 11.4 mi
- George Webb Home: 22.0 mi
- Indian Beach: 4.8 mi
- Public Beach Access 2: 8.0 mi
- Public Beach Access 3: 8.1 mi
- Sarasota Beach: 8.5 mi
- Siesta Beach: 9.1 mi
- The One That Got Away: 4.3 mi
- Koski Bell Tower: 4.6 mi
- The Four Winds: 4.6 mi
- Totally Tubular Lawyer: 4.8 mi
- Unconditional Surrender: 6.0 mi
- Secret Garden: 4.3 mi
- Mabel Ringling's Rose Garden: 4.4 mi
- Drawf Garden: 4.6 mi
- Sarasota Garden Club: 5.8 mi
- Bromeliad Garden: 6.6 mi
- Quick Point Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Neal Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Red Bug Slough Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Red Bug Slough Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Historic Spanish Point: 14.5 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Bench: 10.0 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 10.7 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 22.4 mi
- Caloosa Indian Mound: 23.4 mi
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 9.9 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Public Beach Access Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | NNE 18° | 7 m | 22.4 mi |
| Caloosa Indian Mound | ESE 104° | 6 m | 23.4 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | N 3° | 1 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:12 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 17:07 | 17:42 |
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 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 65 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sarasota Bradenton AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10694211262
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- Saint Petersburg · 28 mi
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