Fort Lonesome
Fort Lonesome is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Lakeland Highlands stands 81 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Thatcher County Park, a park 2.5 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 24 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Hillsborough County, Florida, Unitee States
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the Tamiami Trail Hwy (Obs)
Named places within 25 miles
- Thatcher County Park: 2.5 mi
- Alafia River State Park: 5.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.4 mi
- Duette Park: 8.7 mi
- Pinecrest Football Park: 9.9 mi
- Walking Club Rock: 13.0 mi
- Armed Forces Dedication Plaque: 13.1 mi
- Old Fish Camp Site: 15.7 mi
- Brandon Family Cemetery: 18.1 mi
- Sinkhole Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Florida Railroad Museum: 12.9 mi
- Paleo Preserve Fossil Museum: 15.8 mi
- Mulberry Phosphate Museum: 16.8 mi
- Mulberry Cultural Center: 16.8 mi
- Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum: 18.8 mi
- Rhodine Scrub Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Bell Creek Nature Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Little Manatee River State Park: 14.1 mi
- Golden Aster Nature Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Camp Bayou Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Black Tiger Airsoft: 10.4 mi
- Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center: 15.8 mi
- Manatee Viewing Center: 16.7 mi
- iFly Tampa: 19.4 mi
- Paynes Creek State Park Visitor Center: 21.4 mi
- Lithia Minor Spring: 12.3 mi
- Lithia Major Spring: 12.3 mi
- Boyette Spring: 12.9 mi
- Green Sink Spring: 14.0 mi
- Buckhorn East Spring: 15.9 mi
- Brewster: 10.7 mi
- Willow: 13.0 mi
- Gulf City: 19.3 mi
- Fort Brooke: 25.0 mi
- Lithia Springs: 12.3 mi
- Apollo Beach: 16.6 mi
- Gardenville Beach: 17.8 mi
- Bahia Beach: 20.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 15.9 mi
- GEICO Topiary: 20.3 mi
- HCC Food Forest: 21.4 mi
- Sand Mountain: 20.7 mi
- Lakeland Highlands: 22.6 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 23.0 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- "Untitled": 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Lonesome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Highlands | NE 38° | 81 m | 22.6 mi |
| Sand Mountain | E 86° | 39 m | 20.7 mi |
| Big Cockroach Mound | W 267° | 7 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 19:54 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:04 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 67 | 63 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Green 12 WSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Tampa · 25 mi
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