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Fort Dallas

Fort Dallas from directly overhead

Fort Dallas is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Medley Landfill stands 81 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Julia B. Tuttle's Homestead, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY passes 15 miles off.

historic fort in Miami, Florida, United States of America

What the record says

Founded
1844

How to reach it

Coordinates25.77100, -80.19240

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Julia B. Tuttle's Homestead: 0.0 mi
  • Street Art: 0.1 mi
  • Miami Riverwalk: 0.3 mi
  • Mildred and Claude Pepper Fountain: 0.5 mi
  • Thriller Miami Speedboat Adventures: 0.6 mi
Artworks
  • Bird In Flight: 0.1 mi
  • Simón Bolívar: 0.4 mi
  • Slide Mantra: 0.4 mi
  • Dropped Bowl with Scattered Slices and Peels: 0.4 mi
  • The Light Tower: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Paul S. Walker Urbanscape: 0.2 mi
  • Miami Circle at Brickell Point: 0.2 mi
  • Brickell Park: 0.3 mi
  • The Underline: 0.4 mi
  • Mary Brickell Village Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 52
  • Challenger Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Dade County War Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Section of the Berlin Wall: 0.5 mi
  • Julia Sturtevant Tuttle: 0.5 mi
  • Claude D. Pepper: 0.5 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Hobie Island Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Hobie Island Beach Park: 2.0 mi
  • South Pointe Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Sandy's Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Miami Beach: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 11
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Table: 17.6 mi
  • Picnic Table: 17.7 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Medley Landfill: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Dallas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Medley LandfillWNW 302°81 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:32
June solstice06:3119:4220:16
September equinox07:1018:4819:19
December solstice07:0417:0117:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F676971757881838382797470
Precip in2.32.32.53.44.97.86.07.58.46.53.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miami Beach, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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