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Flamingo

Flamingo from directly overhead

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

Coordinates25.14083, -80.92417

Overlooks nearby

34 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 12
  • 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
Parks: 5
  • 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
Attractions: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Bear Lake Mound: 2.5 mi
  • Rookery Mound: 22.4 mi
  • Rock Reef Pass: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • East Clubhouse Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Clubhouse Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Anne's Beach: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • West Lake: 6.9 mi
  • Long Pine Key Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock Reef PassNNE 28°1 m23.0 mi
Bear Lake MoundNNW 341°0 m2.5 mi
Rookery MoundN 8°0 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0519:35
June solstice06:3519:4420:17
September equinox07:1318:5119:22
December solstice07:0517:0617:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F676971757982838382797470
Precip in1.71.61.62.53.67.16.36.87.24.42.41.7

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

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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