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Fort Drum

Fort Drum from directly overhead

Fort Drum is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Mulberry Mound stands 6 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Bay Foundation Preserve, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. INDIAN RIVER LAGOON passes 21 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles.

human settlement in Florida, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates27.52640, -80.80690

Overlooks nearby

49 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
  • MacWilliam Park: 14.7 mi
  • OK Corral Gun Club: 16.7 mi
  • Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park: 18.0 mi
  • Okeechobee Kiwanis Park: 19.5 mi
  • Senior League Park: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Carolina Parakeet Memorial: 15.2 mi
  • Okeechobee Battlefied Memorial: 21.8 mi
  • Fort Kissimmee: 22.0 mi
  • Laura Riding Jackson House: 22.7 mi
  • Town of KICCO Campsite: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Sabertooth Tiger: 12.2 mi
  • Mammoth: 12.3 mi
  • Horse: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Saint Lucie County Fair Grounds: 22.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Laura Riding Jackson House: 22.7 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Mulberry Mound: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mulberry MoundN 3°6 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0419:35
June solstice06:2919:4820:22
September equinox07:1218:5019:21
December solstice07:1016:5917:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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