Ghost town · Florida
Pinecrest
Pinecrest is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Sugar Mill Mound stands 4 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinecrest Service Station, a historic site 1.5 miles away. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
ghost town in Monroe County, Florida
How to reach it
Coordinates25.74700, -80.94000
25 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 11
- Sandy Mound: 3.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ridge: 6.0 mi
- Palm Tree Head: 15.8 mi
- Panther Mound: 16.5 mi
- Rookery Mound: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 5
- Rainbow Airboat: 9.8 mi
- Tigertails: 12.0 mi
- Skunk Ape Center and Museum: 23.4 mi
- Coopertown Airboat: 23.6 mi
- Ochopee Post Office: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Pinecrest Service Station: 1.5 mi
- Florida National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 9.6 mi
- 1936 Seminole Conference: 13.5 mi
- ValuJet Flight 592 Memorial: 16.7 mi
Parks: 4
- Miccosukee Island: 10.2 mi
- Kirby Storter Roadside Park: 15.8 mi
- H. P. Williams Roadside Park: 22.3 mi
- Grossman Hammock State Park: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Highland Beach: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pinecrest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Mill Mound | NNW 342° | 4 m | 22.9 mi |
| Palm Tree Head | ENE 72° | 2 m | 15.8 mi |
| Melaleuca Head | NNE 33° | 2 m | 21.8 mi |
| Sandy Mound | SW 224° | 1 m | 3.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Ridge | SE 138° | 1 m | 6.0 mi |
| Panther Mound | SE 137° | 1 m | 16.5 mi |
| Grossman Ridge | ESE 114° | 1 m | 21.2 mi |
| Rock Reef Pass | SSE 151° | 1 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 19:45 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:51 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 17:04 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 68 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 71 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tamiami Trail 40 MI Bend, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Everglades National Park · 25 mi
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