Battery Burchsted
Battery Burchsted is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery John Page, a historic site 0.1 miles away. PALMA SOLA HWY passes 6.8 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
lighthouse in Florida, United States
Dates from 1848.
Wikidata Q5348120, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 7.6 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
- 12.3 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 26.4 mi off the COURTNEY CAMPBELL
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge: 0.9 mi
- Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge: 2.3 mi
- De Soto Monument: 3.4 mi
- Anna Maria Bayfront Park: 3.8 mi
- Area 1: Tent/Van & Pop-up Only (no pets): 4.4 mi
- Emerson's Studio / Store: 4.1 mi
- Sound Dishes: 13.3 mi
- Big Eyes Big Ears: 13.4 mi
- Chrysalis Launcher: 13.5 mi
- Open Heart Icon: 13.7 mi
- Museum: 2.9 mi
- Gulf Beaches Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- Florida Maritime Museum: 9.4 mi
- Gulfport History Museum: 11.7 mi
- Lake Maggiore Environmental Education Center: 12.1 mi
- Battery John Page: 0.1 mi
- Battery McIntosh: 1.3 mi
- Battery Howard: 1.4 mi
- Battery Mellon: 1.5 mi
- Battery Bigelow: 2.9 mi
- Dog Beach: 3.2 mi
- North Beach: 4.3 mi
- East Beach: 4.6 mi
- East Beach: 5.5 mi
- Manatee County Beach: 6.5 mi
- Merchants Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Palmetto Park Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- The Sage garden: 15.0 mi
- Cultural Grove: 15.8 mi
- Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum: 16.3 mi
- Passage Key Dolphin Tours: 10.3 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 11.9 mi
- Lincoln Park: 13.1 mi
- Thrill Hill: 14.3 mi
- Historic Banyan Tree: 15.4 mi
- Neal Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Clam Bayou Nature Preserve: 11.8 mi
- No Mow Area: 13.6 mi
- Placido Bayou Reserves West: 18.1 mi
- Quick Point Nature Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Bench: 8.6 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 10.3 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 9.2 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 16.5 mi
- Gulf City: 20.5 mi
- Weedon Island: 20.8 mi
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 14.4 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battery Burchsted. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | ENE 64° | 7 m | 16.5 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | ESE 112° | 1 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 19:56 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 17:07 | 17:42 |
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 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 65 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Petersburg, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/1183166413
Day trips start here
- Saint Petersburg · 15 mi
- Clearwater · 27 mi
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