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Green Pond

Green Pond from directly overhead

Green Pond is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Lakeland Highlands stands 81 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Swamp Authority Land Protection Agreements, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. SCENIC SUMTER HERITAGE BYWAY passes 19 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

area in Polk County

How to reach it

Coordinates28.30780, -81.89920

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rockridge Check Station: 1.4 mi
  • Green Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
  • Check Station: 9.1 mi
  • Freedom Park: 9.9 mi
  • Bay Lake Trailhead: 10.2 mi
Attractions
Artworks: 27
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 14
  • Golden Hill Storage Facility: 11.1 mi
  • USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation Hall of Fame Museum: 16.6 mi
  • Zephyrhills Museum of Military History: 16.9 mi
  • Zephyrhills Depot Museum: 17.3 mi
  • Dade City Heritage and Cultural Museum: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 14
Springs: 12
  • Crystal Swamp 2 Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Crystal Swamp 1 Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Crystal 3 Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Crystal 6 Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Crystal 1 Spring: 19.4 mi
Peaks: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Howling Dog Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Getaway Glen: 22.8 mi
  • Hideaway Bay: 22.9 mi
  • South Beach: 23.6 mi
  • The Sandbox: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Silver Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lakeland HighlandsS 183°81 m23.9 mi
Nursery HillW 272°74 m18.3 mi
LeHeup HillW 271°74 m18.4 mi
Greer HillW 267°68 m17.6 mi
Mount EverestE 80°60 m19.4 mi
Mount GushmoreE 81°57 m19.9 mi
Rattlesnake RidgeENE 71°37 m5.1 mi
Big Thunder MountainENE 68°32 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:39
June solstice06:3219:5420:28
September equinox07:1718:5519:26
December solstice07:1617:0117:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F616368737882848482776964
Precip in2.82.33.22.63.57.97.48.15.42.71.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clermont 9 S, 15 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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