Fort Drum
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
- 20.9 mi off the INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, National
- 26.4 mi off the MARTIN GRADE HWY
- 29.2 mi off the IRL-TREASURE COAST
Overlooks nearby
- Manatee Observation Platform · 27 mi
49 named places within 25 miles
- Red Bay Foundation Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Wetland Reserve Easement #305: 8.6 mi
- Greene Swamp Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Tiger Cattle Company Ranch Conservation Easement: 12.5 mi
- Deluca Preserve: 15.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Sabertooth Tiger: 12.2 mi
- Mammoth: 12.3 mi
- Horse: 12.8 mi
- Osowaw Junction: 4.0 mi
- Fort Basinger: 18.8 mi
- Fort Drum Service Plaza: 5.2 mi
- Saint Lucie County Fair Grounds: 22.4 mi
- Laura Riding Jackson House: 22.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry Mound | N 3° | 6 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:48 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:50 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:59 | 17:34 |
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 | 64 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 64 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, 16 mi away.
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