Fort Brooke
Fort Brooke is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dick Greco Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. COURTNEY CAMPBELL passes 6.1 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Florida, United States of America
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the COURTNEY CAMPBELL
- 14.1 mi off the SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY
- 20.8 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
Named places within 25 miles
- Dick Greco Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Franklin Street Park: 0.2 mi
- USF Park on the Riverwalk: 0.2 mi
- Lee Roy Selmon Park: 0.2 mi
- Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park: 0.2 mi
- Hugh Campbell Macfarlane: 0.1 mi
- Peter Oliphant Knight: 0.1 mi
- Meroba Hooker Crane: 0.2 mi
- Cyril (C.) Blythe Andrews: 0.2 mi
- James McKay, Senior: 0.2 mi
- Solstice: 0.5 mi
- "Untitled": 0.6 mi
- JFK Memorial Statue: 0.6 mi
- City of Tampa Mural: 0.9 mi
- José Martí: 1.5 mi
- Royal Caribbean cruise port: 0.6 mi
- Carnival cruise port: 0.7 mi
- Margaritsville at Sea Port: 0.9 mi
- Pirate Ship: 3.8 mi
- Florida State Fairgrounds: 4.4 mi
- Tampa Bay History Center: 0.3 mi
- Henry B. Plant Museum: 0.7 mi
- SS American Victory;American Victory Museum: 0.7 mi
- Tampa Fire Fighters Museum: 0.7 mi
- Florida Museum of Photographic Arts: 1.6 mi
- McKay Bay Nature Park: 2.2 mi
- Delaney Creek Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Diamondback Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Riverfront Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Alafia Scrub Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Palma Ceia Spring: 2.4 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 5.5 mi
- Blue Sink: 7.7 mi
- Ewanowski Spring: 7.8 mi
- Eureka Spring: 8.0 mi
- Gardenville Beach: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Island Beach: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Island Beach: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Island Beach: 8.8 mi
- Apollo Beach: 12.1 mi
- Clara Frye Garden: 1.4 mi
- Monument Park: 4.2 mi
- HCC Food Forest: 7.7 mi
- USF Botanical Garden: 8.4 mi
- Harvest Hope Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Weedon Island: 11.1 mi
- Gulf City: 16.3 mi
- Willow: 21.6 mi
- Fort Lonesome: 25.0 mi
- Ben T. Davis Beach: 7.5 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Gardens Park Picnic Table: 23.2 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 18.2 mi
- Sunset Hills: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Brooke. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | SSW 193° | 7 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sunset Hills | NW 307° | 5 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:56 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 17:05 | 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 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 70 | 65 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tampa Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Tampa · 0 mi
- Saint Petersburg · 16 mi
- Clearwater · 21 mi
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