Fort Dallas
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
- 14.8 mi off the BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Jungle Queen Riverboat · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- HistoryMiami Museum: 0.4 mi
- Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science: 1.0 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 1.0 mi
- Pérez Art Museum Miami: 1.1 mi
- Historic Black Police Precinct Courthouse and Museum: 1.1 mi
- 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
- Bill Sadowski Critical Wildlife Area: 2.6 mi
- R Hardy Matheson County Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Biscayne Bay-Card Sound Spiny Lobster Sanctuary: 12.6 mi
- Miramar Pineland Natural Area: 14.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.1 mi
- The Kampong: 5.3 mi
- Palmetum: 6.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
- Honor Garden: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Table: 17.6 mi
- Picnic Table: 17.7 mi
- Medley Landfill: 11.5 mi
- Aladdin City: 21.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medley Landfill | WNW 302° | 81 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:42 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 17:01 | 17:35 |
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 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 70 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miami Beach, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Miami · 4 mi
- Miami Beach/South Beach · 4 mi
- Biscayne National Park · 11 mi
- Greater Miami · 16 mi
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