The Children's Column
The Children's Column is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Sand Hill stands 5 m to the north-northwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservancy Beach, a park 2.0 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
This is a monument to the children who helped preserve this area.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Conservancy Beach: 2.0 mi
- Windstar Beach Club (Private): 2.2 mi
- Collier Boulevard Boating Park: 3.8 mi
- Eagle Lakes Community Park: 3.8 mi
- Lely Resort Bark Park: 4.7 mi
- White Rainbow Root: 6.0 mi
- Circle of Friends: 6.0 mi
- Homage to the Sun: 8.7 mi
- Maura's Dream: 8.7 mi
- Evolving Forms #12: 8.8 mi
- Cannon Beach: 3.2 mi
- Hideaway Beach: 4.2 mi
- Rebecca's Cove Landing: 4.8 mi
- Tiger Tail Beach public: 5.4 mi
- Sand Dollar Spit Beach and Landing: 5.6 mi
- Naples Pier: 8.5 mi
- House of Siberians: 8.6 mi
- Bay City Walking Dredge: 9.1 mi
- Zebra: 10.3 mi
- Lion: 10.4 mi
- Scott Florida Garden: 5.9 mi
- Buehler Enabling Garden: 5.9 mi
- The Grove: 5.9 mi
- Naples Garden Club Idea Garden: 5.9 mi
- Foster Succulent Garden: 5.9 mi
- Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center: 2.7 mi
- Collier County Museum: 7.2 mi
- Naples Historical Society: 8.5 mi
- Naples Depot Museum: 8.8 mi
- Blockhouse Interpretive Exhibit: 9.0 mi
- Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Smith Uplands Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Hammock Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Otter Mound Preserve: 8.3 mi
- The Naples Preserve: 10.5 mi
- You Are Not Forgotten: 8.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 8.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans of America Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Barron Collier Monument: 9.1 mi
- Lager Head: 10.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 2.8 mi
- Blue Hill: 9.1 mi
- Hollywood Head: 24.4 mi
- Nine & Steve Iser Waterfall: 5.9 mi
- Rodgers Waterfall: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Children's Column. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | NNW 333° | 5 m | 2.8 mi |
| Hollywood Head | E 87° | 3 m | 24.4 mi |
| Blue Hill | SE 146° | 0 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 19:49 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:54 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 17:07 | 17:41 |
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 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 72 | 68 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marco IS, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3962678187
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