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Crescent Beach

Crescent Beach from directly overhead

Crescent Beach is a beach in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Caloosa Indian Mound stands 6 m to the east, 17 miles off. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 1.1 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates27.25560, -82.54038

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Christopher Wheeler Park: 0.5 mi
  • Siesta Beach Park: 1.1 mi
  • Phillippi Estate Park: 1.1 mi
  • Glebe Park: 1.4 mi
  • Phillipi Shores Park: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Public Beach Access Point: 10.1 mi
  • George Webb Home: 12.0 mi
  • Nolen Hidden 3: 12.1 mi
  • Venice Hotel: 12.1 mi
  • Nolen Hidden 2: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 22
  • Red Bug Slough Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Red Bug Slough Preserve: 2.9 mi
  • Historic Spanish Point: 4.4 mi
  • Quick Point Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
  • Oscar Scherer State Park: 7.2 mi
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 19
  • Selby Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • Owen N. Burns: 5.2 mi
  • Lilly: 5.4 mi
  • Founder's 50 Monument: 11.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Olympic Wannabes Statue: 5.2 mi
  • Omphalos: 5.2 mi
  • The Spirit of Sarasota: 5.5 mi
  • Unconditional Surrender: 5.5 mi
  • Enigma: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 15
Gardens: 13
  • Edible Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Green Roof: 5.0 mi
  • Fragrence Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Bromeliad Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Caloosa Indian Mound: 17.2 mi
  • Portavant Indian Mound: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caloosa Indian MoundE 81°6 m17.2 mi
Portavant Indian MoundNNW 345°1 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3719:5520:29
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1617:0717:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626568737882838382777065
Precip in2.81.92.92.52.67.17.49.16.02.81.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sarasota Bradenton AP, 10 mi away.

Mean tidal range 1.4 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass, FL, 3 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358694330

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