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Indian Beach

Indian Beach from directly overhead

Indian Beach is a beach in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is MLK, a park 0.7 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 0.3 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates27.36393, -82.55649

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • MLK: 0.7 mi
  • Water Tower Park: 0.8 mi
  • New College Food Forest: 1.2 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 1.3 mi
  • Centennial Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 33
Attractions: 24
  • Public Beach Access Point: 4.8 mi
  • Linder Turf and Tractor: 5.5 mi
  • Manatee County Fair: 11.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 11.3 mi
  • Airboat & Tram Rides: 17.8 mi
Museums: 22
  • John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
  • Ulla R. & Arthur F. Searing Wing: 1.3 mi
  • Ringling Museum Complex: 1.3 mi
  • Circus Museum - Tibbals Learning Center: 1.4 mi
  • Circus Museum & Store: 1.4 mi
Beaches: 19
Artworks: 17
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 13
Picnic sites: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Portavant Indian Mound: 12.3 mi
  • Caloosa Indian Mound: 18.6 mi
  • Big Cockroach Mound: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Manatee Mineral Spring: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cockroach MoundN7 m22.3 mi
Caloosa Indian MoundESE6 m18.6 mi
Portavant Indian MoundNNW1 m12.3 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 solstice07:1717:0617:41

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, 3 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Sarasota, Sarasota Bay, FL, 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358710899

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