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Rocky Bluff

Rocky Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Bluff is a cliff in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Daughters Memorial, a historic site 1.3 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 3.3 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates27.52893, -82.50593

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gamble Plantation Historic State Park: 1.3 mi
  • Judah P Benjamin Confederate Memorial at Gamble Plantation Historic State Park: 1.3 mi
  • Tom Bennett Park: 2.3 mi
  • Steve Plath Park: 2.9 mi
  • Heritage Harbor Park: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 48
Museums: 39
Historic sites: 38
Beaches: 28
Gardens: 18
Nature reserves: 18
Attractions: 12
  • Lincoln Park: 3.3 mi
  • Manatee County Fair: 4.6 mi
  • Linder Turf and Tractor: 6.4 mi
  • Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center: 11.6 mi
  • Passage Key Dolphin Tours: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Portavant Indian Mound: 7.4 mi
  • Big Cockroach Mound: 10.8 mi
  • Caloosa Indian Mound: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Manatee Mineral Spring: 3.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cockroach MoundN 355°7 m10.8 mi
Caloosa Indian MoundSE 137°6 m21.9 mi
Portavant Indian MoundW 271°1 m7.4 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 solstice07:1717:0617:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626568737882848482776965
Precip in2.82.03.12.53.59.08.910.17.42.91.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradenton 5 ESE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358704455

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