Gulf City
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
- 5.7 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 18.0 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 18.8 mi off the COURTNEY CAMPBELL
- 21.3 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Old Fish Camp Site: 4.9 mi
- Armed Forces Dedication Plaque: 6.3 mi
- Walking Club Rock: 6.3 mi
- SOCOM Memorial: 10.6 mi
- U.S. Central Command Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Morning Stars: 11.1 mi
- Bending Arc: 11.2 mi
- Myth: 11.4 mi
- Donnelly Mural: 11.9 mi
- Bask Mural: 11.9 mi
- Paleo Preserve Fossil Museum: 4.6 mi
- Florida Railroad Museum: 8.3 mi
- Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum: 8.3 mi
- Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center: 11.0 mi
- Salvador Dalí Museum: 11.2 mi
- Bahia Beach: 1.8 mi
- Apollo Beach: 5.7 mi
- Gardenville Beach: 10.1 mi
- Bahama Beach: 10.5 mi
- Spa Beach: 11.2 mi
- Camp Bayou Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Little Manatee River State Park: 5.9 mi
- Golden Aster Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
- No Mow Area: 10.5 mi
- Ross Island: 11.8 mi
- 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
- Native Plant Garden: 4.5 mi
- Cultural Grove: 11.1 mi
- Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum: 11.4 mi
- The Sage garden: 11.6 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 16.6 mi
- Picnic Bench: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 17.9 mi
- Ben T. Davis Beach: 19.4 mi
- Willow: 8.3 mi
- Weedon Island: 12.9 mi
- Fort Brooke: 16.3 mi
- Fort Lonesome: 19.3 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 3.9 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 15.7 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 12.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | WSW 249° | 7 m | 3.9 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | SW 220° | 1 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
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 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 64 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tampa BAY Area WFO, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Saint Petersburg · 12 mi
- Tampa · 17 mi
- Clearwater · 27 mi
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