Willow
Willow is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Florida Railroad Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 11 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Tamiami Trail Hwy (Obs)
- 20.4 mi off the Palma Sola Hwy
- 24.5 mi off the Bradenton Beach Hwy
- 25.6 mi off the Courtney Campbell
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kings Point Heritage Park: 4.6 mi
- Salt Meadows Hoa: 5.4 mi
- Wildcat Park: 5.9 mi
- Florida Railroad Park: 5.9 mi
- Ola Mae Sims Park: 6.6 mi
- Open Heart Icon: 16.5 mi
- Big Eyes Big Ears: 16.7 mi
- Sound Dishes: 16.8 mi
- Chrysalis Launcher: 17.4 mi
- Morning Stars: 19.4 mi
- Old Fish Camp Site: 3.4 mi
- Walking Club Rock: 4.7 mi
- Armed Forces Dedication Plaque: 4.8 mi
- Daughters Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Sundial: 13.8 mi
- Florida Railroad Museum: 0.1 mi
- Paleo Preserve Fossil Museum: 3.7 mi
- Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum: 6.0 mi
- Manatee County Agricultural Museum: 16.6 mi
- Bishop Planetarium: 17.0 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 3.7 mi
- Cultural Grove: 19.4 mi
- Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum: 19.6 mi
- The Sage garden: 19.8 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 20.5 mi
- Little Manatee River State Park: 2.6 mi
- Camp Bayou Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Golden Aster Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Rhodine Scrub Nature Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Bell Creek Nature Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Apollo Beach: 9.6 mi
- Bahia Beach: 9.9 mi
- Gardenville Beach: 13.8 mi
- Lithia Springs: 17.0 mi
- Bahama Beach: 18.2 mi
- Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center: 3.7 mi
- Manatee Viewing Center: 10.8 mi
- Lincoln Park: 15.3 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 16.5 mi
- Linder Turf and Tractor: 18.5 mi
- Boyette Spring: 15.2 mi
- Green Sink Spring: 16.0 mi
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 16.0 mi
- Lithia Minor Spring: 16.9 mi
- Lithia Major Spring: 16.9 mi
- Gulf City: 8.3 mi
- Fort Lonesome: 13.0 mi
- Weedon Island: 20.9 mi
- Fort Brooke: 21.6 mi
- Brewster: 23.7 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 19.0 mi
- Picnic Bench: 20.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 21.1 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 11.1 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 18.8 mi
- Caloosa Indian Mound: 24.5 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Willow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | WNW 285° | 7 m | 11.1 mi |
| Caloosa Indian Mound | SSE 168° | 6 m | 24.5 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | WSW 246° | 1 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| 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 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 68 | 64 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parrish, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Saint Petersburg · 20 mi
- Tampa · 22 mi
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