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Apollo Beach

Apollo Beach from directly overhead

Apollo Beach is a beach in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Bull Hill stands 4 m to the southwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Eldora, a ghost town 0.9 miles away. RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR passes 2.8 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
6 m

What to expect

Operated by
Canaveral National Seashore
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates28.90323, -80.80589

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Breeze Park: 2.8 mi
  • Jimmie Vann Sunrise Park: 2.9 mi
  • Seminole Rest: 3.0 mi
  • Mary Dewees Park: 3.5 mi
  • K.T. Chung Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 22
Nature reserves: 11
Peaks: 9
  • Bull Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Green Mound: 17.1 mi
  • Palmer-Taylor Mound: 19.8 mi
  • Buzzard Roost: 19.9 mi
  • Noah Mound: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 8
Beaches: 7
Attractions: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Nature Playground Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Flower Circle: 20.4 mi
  • Legacy Garden: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Little Big Econ Pavilion: 24.2 mi
  • The Grove: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Heath Spring: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bull HillSW 220°4 m3.0 mi
Buck Point MoundSW 217°3 m21.7 mi
Saddle MoundSSW 213°3 m22.5 mi
Moccasin MoundSW 214°3 m22.7 mi
Palmer-Taylor MoundSW 224°2 m19.8 mi
Buzzard RoostSW 223°2 m19.9 mi
Heiffer MoundSSW 213°2 m22.3 mi
Noah MoundSW 218°1 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0419:35
June solstice06:2619:5120:25
September equinox07:1218:5019:21
December solstice07:1316:5517:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606165717680828280756963
Precip in2.82.53.02.63.77.56.16.56.94.52.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Smyrna BCH - Marine Discov, 11 mi away.

Mean tidal range 0.45 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Turtle Mound, Mosquito Lagoon, FL, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1218900028

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