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Bahia Beach

Bahia Beach, a beach in Florida
Bahia Beach, a beach in FloridaMrs. Gemstone · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bahia Beach is a beach in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Gulf City, a ghost town 1.8 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 6.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

beach in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States

Wikidata Q49320084, matched on coordinates and name (89 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates27.72868, -82.47645

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Domino Park: 3.1 mi
  • Beaudette Park: 3.1 mi
  • Wildcat Park: 4.4 mi
  • Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve: 4.6 mi
  • Apollo Beach Recreation Center: 4.6 mi
Attractions
  • Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center: 6.3 mi
  • Manatee Viewing Center: 6.4 mi
  • Manatee Viewing Center: 6.4 mi
  • Thrill Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Historic Banyan Tree: 10.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Morning Stars: 9.7 mi
  • Bending Arc: 9.8 mi
  • Myth: 10.0 mi
  • Donnelly Mural: 10.5 mi
  • Bask Mural: 10.6 mi
Museums: 46
Beaches: 19
Nature reserves: 19
Gardens: 19
Springs: 17
  • Palma Ceia Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Boyette Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Buckhorn South Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Green Sink Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Buckhorn West Spring: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Peaks: 2
  • Big Cockroach Mound: 4.1 mi
  • Portavant Indian Mound: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cockroach MoundSW 222°7 m4.1 mi
Portavant Indian MoundSW 214°1 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3619:5520:29
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1717:0517:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F616468727781828281766964
Precip in2.72.23.02.73.07.98.28.87.72.92.02.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tampa BAY Area WFO, 5 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Shell Point, FL, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358729117

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