Flamingo
Flamingo is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Rock Reef Pass stands 1 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Lake Mound, a peak 2.5 miles away. FLORIDA KEYS HWY passes 22 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the FLORIDA KEYS HWY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Platform · 23 mi
- Observation Tower · 24 mi
34 named places within 25 miles
- Canine Agility Course Site: 21.7 mi
- Bunker Entrance: 21.8 mi
- Long Key Side Track Remains: 23.5 mi
- Florida Keys Memorial: 23.8 mi
- Howe Complex: 23.8 mi
- Lignumvitae Key Aquatic Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Anne's Beach: 23.2 mi
- Green Turtle Hammock Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Long Pine Key Campground: 24.4 mi
- Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park: 24.5 mi
- Island Adventures: 23.6 mi
- Overseas Highway: 23.7 mi
- Islamorada Train Caboose: 23.8 mi
- Theater of the Sea: 24.2 mi
- Bear Lake Mound: 2.5 mi
- Rookery Mound: 22.4 mi
- Rock Reef Pass: 23.0 mi
- East Clubhouse Beach: 5.1 mi
- Clubhouse Beach: 7.2 mi
- Anne's Beach: 23.2 mi
- Snake Bight: 3.4 mi
- Indian Key: 23.9 mi
- West Lake: 6.9 mi
- Long Pine Key Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Shark River Bluff: 19.3 mi
- History of Diving Museum: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flamingo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Reef Pass | NNE 28° | 1 m | 23.0 mi |
| Bear Lake Mound | NNW 341° | 0 m | 2.5 mi |
| Rookery Mound | N 8° | 0 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:44 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:51 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 17:06 | 17:40 |
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 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 70 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flamingo RS, under a mile away.
Inside the official boundary of Everglades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Oct and Sep; busiest: Feb.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Everglades National Park · 17 mi
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