Ghost town · Florida
Bayport
Bayport is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Chinsegut Hill stands 82 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayport Park, a park 0.9 miles away. SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY passes 10 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
census-designated place in Hernando County, Florida
How to reach it
Coordinates28.54833, -82.64528
- 10.0 mi off the Suncoast Scenic Pkwy
- 26.6 mi off the Scenic Sumter Heritage Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bayport Park: 0.9 mi
- Rogers Park Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Jenkins Creek Park: 1.8 mi
- Weeki Wachee Preserves West Entrance: 3.6 mi
- Weeki Wachee Preserves Pinic and Receation Area: 4.7 mi
Springs: 58
- Mud Spring: 1.2 mi
- Salt Spring: 1.6 mi
- Jenkins Creek Spring: 1.9 mi
- Little Spring: 4.6 mi
- Weeki Wachee Spring: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 9
- Wilderness River Cruise: 4.8 mi
- Mermaid Lagoon: 4.8 mi
- Spring Hill Pink Dinosaur: 5.2 mi
- Crews Lake lookout tower: 13.7 mi
- Alpaca Magic: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Weekiwachee Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Annutelliga Hammock: 11.9 mi
- Coloniel Robins: 18.0 mi
- Citrus Wildlife Management Area: 19.3 mi
- Perry Oldenburg Wildlife and Environmental Area: 19.6 mi
Peaks: 8
- Bailey Hill: 10.8 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 12.7 mi
- Witzka: 12.8 mi
- Chinsegut Hill: 17.7 mi
- Munden Hill: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 6
- Pine Island Park: 1.5 mi
- Rogers Park Beach: 1.6 mi
- Hernando Beach: 4.0 mi
- Buccaneer Bay: 4.9 mi
- Gulf Harbors Beach Club: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Old Glory Plaque: 14.9 mi
- F1RST Rubble Pile 1: 19.1 mi
- F1RST Rubble Pile 2: 19.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.7 mi
- Bill Duffner Memorial Gate: 23.6 mi
Museums: 4
- 1885 Train Depot Museum: 15.8 mi
- May-Stringer House: 16.0 mi
- West Pasco Historical Society: 21.0 mi
- Coastal Heritage Museum: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- Weekiwachee Preserves: 3.5 mi
- Healing Garden: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mannfield: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Gardens Park Picnic Table: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bayport. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinsegut Hill | ENE 74° | 82 m | 17.7 mi |
| Munden Hill | E 91° | 80 m | 20.6 mi |
| Hickory Hill | E 101° | 73 m | 23.0 mi |
| Kirk Hill | E 83° | 65 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bailey Hill | ENE 70° | 64 m | 10.8 mi |
| Tucker Hill | E 82° | 55 m | 21.4 mi |
| Witzka | NNE 23° | 7 m | 12.8 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | SSW 195° | 1 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 19:58 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 17:04 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 67 | 62 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weeki Wachee, 5 mi away.
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