Fort Island Beach
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Fort Island Beach is a beach in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Bailey Hill stands 64 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal River Historic Memorial, a park 2.7 miles away. SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY passes 19 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
beach in Citrus County, Florida, United States
Wikidata Q49320730, matched on coordinates and name (56 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY
- 28.6 mi off the SCENIC SUMTER HERITAGE BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Millers Creek Spring: 5.3 mi
- Catfish Spring: 5.6 mi
- Little Springs: 5.8 mi
- Paradise Spring: 5.9 mi
- Black Springs: 5.9 mi
- Crystal River Historic Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Fort Island Trail Park: 3.4 mi
- Crystal River Archeaological State Park: 3.8 mi
- Crystal River Archaeological State Park: 3.8 mi
- Saint Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Three Sisters Springs: 6.2 mi
- Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway: 7.2 mi
- Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Cross Florida Greenway: 11.2 mi
- Cross Florida Greenway: 15.4 mi
- Captain Mike’s “Swimming With The Manatees”: 6.2 mi
- Alpaca Magic: 12.8 mi
- Rainbow Springs State Park Tube Rentals: 19.5 mi
- Coastal Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
- Old Courthouse Heritage Museum: 22.4 mi
- Witzka: 15.2 mi
- Bailey Hill: 24.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Pink Elephant: 19.9 mi
- Pine Island Park: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Island Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Hill | SSE 149° | 64 m | 24.7 mi |
| Witzka | SSE 149° | 7 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 17:03 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 64 | 59 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Inverness 3 SE, 24 mi away.
Mean tidal range 2.36 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Shell Island, north end, FL, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/147499385
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