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Fort Lonesome

Fort Lonesome from directly overhead

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

Coordinates27.70472, -82.14583

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 15
Attractions: 11
  • Black Tiger Airsoft: 10.4 mi
  • Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center: 15.8 mi
  • Manatee Viewing Center: 16.7 mi
  • Manatee Viewing Center: 16.7 mi
  • iFly Tampa: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Springs: 9
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Native Plant Garden: 15.9 mi
  • GEICO Topiary: 20.3 mi
  • HCC Food Forest: 21.4 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Sand Mountain: 20.7 mi
  • Lakeland Highlands: 22.6 mi
  • Big Cockroach Mound: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Dude Lake Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • "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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lakeland HighlandsNE 38°81 m22.6 mi
Sand MountainE 86°39 m20.7 mi
Big Cockroach MoundW 267°7 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:3419:5420:28
September equinox07:1818:5619:27
December solstice07:1617:0417:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606366717680818280746763

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Green 12 WSW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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