Battery Howard
Battery Howard is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery McIntosh, a historic site 0.1 miles away. PALMA SOLA HWY passes 7.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Artillery Battery "Howard"
The story
lighthouse in Florida, United States
Dates from 1848.
Wikidata Q5348120, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 8.8 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
- 12.6 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 25.0 mi off the COURTNEY CAMPBELL
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge: 0.5 mi
- De Soto Monument: 2.4 mi
- Area 1: Tent/Van & Pop-up Only (no pets): 3.3 mi
- Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge: 3.5 mi
- Area 2: All Camping Units (no pets): 3.6 mi
- Emerson's Studio / Store: 5.3 mi
- Orange Car That Has Not Moved For 10 Years: 12.3 mi
- Thirst and Zulu Painter Mural: 12.7 mi
- Cryptik Mural: 12.7 mi
- SuarezArt Mural: 13.1 mi
- Battery McIntosh: 0.1 mi
- Battery Mellon: 0.1 mi
- Battery Burchsted: 1.4 mi
- Battery John Page: 1.4 mi
- Battery Bigelow: 1.8 mi
- Museum: 1.9 mi
- Gulf Beaches Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
- Gulfport History Museum: 10.4 mi
- Florida Maritime Museum: 10.5 mi
- Lake Maggiore Environmental Education Center: 11.0 mi
- Dog Beach: 2.3 mi
- North Beach: 3.0 mi
- East Beach: 3.7 mi
- East Beach: 4.6 mi
- Pasa A Grille Beach: 6.1 mi
- Merchants Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Palmetto Park Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- The Sage garden: 13.7 mi
- Cultural Grove: 14.5 mi
- Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum: 15.1 mi
- Passage Key Dolphin Tours: 11.5 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 12.3 mi
- Thrill Hill: 13.1 mi
- Lincoln Park: 13.4 mi
- Historic Banyan Tree: 14.2 mi
- Neal Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Clam Bayou Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- No Mow Area: 12.4 mi
- Placido Bayou Reserves West: 16.9 mi
- Ross Island: 19.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Bench: 9.2 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 11.0 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 9.7 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 15.9 mi
- Weedon Island: 19.5 mi
- Gulf City: 19.8 mi
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 14.9 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battery Howard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | ENE 69° | 7 m | 15.9 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | ESE 120° | 1 m | 9.7 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element node/7103222611
Day trips start here
- Saint Petersburg · 14 mi
- Clearwater · 25 mi
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