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The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror from directly overhead

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Theater of the Stars, a attraction 0.1 miles away. GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY passes 14 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates28.36002, -81.55991

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
  • Truck: 0.1 mi
  • Woody: 0.3 mi
  • Rex: 0.3 mi
  • AT-AT: 0.3 mi
  • A-Wing: 0.4 mi
Parks
  • Waterview Park: 2.7 mi
  • Congress Park: 2.7 mi
  • Veranda Park: 2.7 mi
  • Hippodrome Park: 2.8 mi
  • Longmeadow Park: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 28
Gardens: 22
Peaks: 10
  • Mount Gushmore: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Everest: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Mayday: 1.8 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Horseshoe Creek Hill: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Getaway Glen: 1.9 mi
  • Hideaway Bay: 2.0 mi
  • South Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Conrad Beach: 3.9 mi
  • The Sandbox: 3.9 mi
Springs: 6
  • Apopka Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Wolf Head Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Bear Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Double Run Spring: 24.7 mi
  • Sanlando Springs: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Silver Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 332°94 m22.6 mi
Mount EverestW 265°60 m1.6 mi
Mount GushmoreWSW 240°57 m1.1 mi
Rattlesnake RidgeW 263°37 m16.0 mi
Big Thunder MountainNNW 340°32 m4.4 mi
Horseshoe Creek HillS 179°32 m13.9 mi
Mount MaydayENE 76°29 m1.8 mi
Hillard IslandE 100°23.7 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:38
June solstice06:3019:5320:27
September equinox07:1518:5319:24
December solstice07:1517:0017:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606366717781838381756863
Precip in2.72.43.12.44.29.27.28.45.93.12.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kissimmee 2, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/530750421

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