Skip to content

Gulf City

Gulf City from directly overhead

Gulf City is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the west-southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Domino Park, a park 1.3 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 5.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Hillsborough County, Florida

How to reach it

Coordinates27.70556, -82.46194

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Domino Park: 1.3 mi
  • Beaudette Park: 2.0 mi
  • Wildcat Park: 2.6 mi
  • Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve: 4.6 mi
  • Apollo Beach Recreation Center: 5.1 mi
Attractions
  • Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center: 4.6 mi
  • Manatee Viewing Center: 7.1 mi
  • Manatee Viewing Center: 7.1 mi
  • Thrill Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Historic Banyan Tree: 11.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 55
  • Morning Stars: 11.1 mi
  • Bending Arc: 11.2 mi
  • Myth: 11.4 mi
  • Donnelly Mural: 11.9 mi
  • Bask Mural: 11.9 mi
Museums: 44
Beaches: 21
Nature reserves: 19
Springs: 17
  • Palma Ceia Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Manatee Mineral Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Boyette Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Green Sink Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Buckhorn South Spring: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 16
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Big Cockroach Mound: 3.9 mi
  • Portavant Indian Mound: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cockroach MoundWSW 249°7 m3.9 mi
Portavant Indian MoundSW 220°1 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3619:5520:29
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1717:0517:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F616468727781828281766964
Precip in2.72.23.02.73.07.98.28.87.72.92.02.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tampa BAY Area WFO, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

WikipediaWikidata
More ghost towns in Florida

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Gulf City.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens