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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 west-northwest, 4.0 miles off. RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR passes 3.8 miles off. 10 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

Coordinates28.85467, -80.77372

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 31
Attractions: 21
Museums: 18
  • Peter Wolf Toth Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Moore Museum: 14.5 mi
  • New Smyrna Museum of History: 14.8 mi
  • Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Marine Discovery Center: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Peaks: 10
  • Bull Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Buzzard Roost: 19.1 mi
  • Palmer-Taylor Mound: 19.2 mi
  • Noah Mound: 19.9 mi
  • Buck Point Mound: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Nature Playground Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Flower Circle: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • The Downtown Gallery: 16.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Heath Spring: 22.8 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 HillWNW 286°4 m4.0 mi
Buck Point MoundSW 227°3 m20.5 mi
Saddle MoundSW 223°3 m21.1 mi
Moccasin MoundSW 223°3 m21.2 mi
Paw Paw MoundSSW 199°3 m24.4 mi
Buzzard RoostSW 234°2 m19.1 mi
Palmer-Taylor MoundSW 236°2 m19.2 mi
Heiffer MoundSW 222°2 m20.9 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 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F596265707580828280756862
Precip in2.92.63.42.54.38.16.87.77.54.72.52.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsmoor 2.5 SSW, 11 mi away.

Mean tidal range 0.45 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Turtle Mound, Mosquito Lagoon, FL, 6 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1218900954

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