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Fort Basinger

Fort Basinger from directly overhead

Fort Basinger is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. The nearest named place is Triple Diamond Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 8.9 miles away. MARTIN GRADE HWY passes 27 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles.

human settlement in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates27.36280, -81.05280

58 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 23
  • Triple Diamond Conservation Easement: 8.9 mi
  • Wetlands Reserve Program Easement #203: 10.5 mi
  • Kissimmee Bend State Forest: 11.7 mi
  • Wetlands Reserve Program Easement #166: 11.8 mi
  • Wetlands Reserve Program Easement #129: 12.5 mi
Parks: 19
  • Istokpoga Park: 15.3 mi
  • Okeechobee Kiwanis Park: 15.6 mi
  • William J. Gentry, Jr. Memorial Eco Park: 17.1 mi
  • Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park: 17.7 mi
  • Cliff Betts Jr. Lakeside Recreation Area: 17.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Carolina Parakeet Memorial: 15.3 mi
  • Fort Kissimmee: 16.8 mi
  • Okeechobee Battlefied Memorial: 19.2 mi
  • Town of KICCO Campsite: 21.9 mi
Museums: 4
  • Lake Placid Historical Society: 19.8 mi
  • Lake Placid Historical Society Depot Museum: 19.8 mi
  • American Clown Museum & School: 19.9 mi
  • Military Sea Services Museum: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Mammoth: 19.4 mi
  • Sabertooth Tiger: 19.5 mi
  • Horse: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Airboat Wildlife Adventures: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0519:36
June solstice06:3119:4920:23
September equinox07:1318:5119:22
December solstice07:1117:0017:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626467727781828281766964
Precip in2.62.24.53.13.78.87.28.47.24.51.92.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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