Braden Castle Ruins
Braden Castle Ruins is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Norma Lloyd Park, a park 0.8 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 2.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Tamiami Trail Hwy (Obs)
- 6.5 mi off the Palma Sola Hwy
- 10.4 mi off the Bradenton Beach Hwy
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Norma Lloyd Park: 0.8 mi
- Manatee Mineral Springs Park: 1.2 mi
- Gamble Plantation Historic State Park: 1.6 mi
- Judah P Benjamin Confederate Memorial at Gamble Plantation Historic State Park: 1.6 mi
- Steve Plath Park: 2.2 mi
- Open Heart Icon: 1.9 mi
- Big Eyes Big Ears: 2.2 mi
- Sound Dishes: 2.4 mi
- Chrysalis Launcher: 2.6 mi
- Totally Tubular Lawyer: 5.8 mi
- Bishop Planetarium: 2.5 mi
- The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature: 2.5 mi
- Hernando De Soto Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Manatee County Agricultural Museum: 3.0 mi
- Circus Museum - Tibbals Learning Center: 8.3 mi
- Daughters Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Sundial: 1.6 mi
- Emergency Services Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Memorial Cross: 7.0 mi
- Tabby House Ruins: 7.0 mi
- Seven Pines: 8.3 mi
- Indian Beach: 9.5 mi
- Manatee County Beach: 11.3 mi
- East Beach: 13.9 mi
- Dog Beach: 14.5 mi
- Secret Garden: 8.3 mi
- Drawf Garden: 8.3 mi
- Mabel Ringling's Rose Garden: 8.3 mi
- Sarasota Garden Club: 11.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.9 mi
- Neal Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Quick Point Nature Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Camp Bayou Nature Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Red Bug Slough Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Little Manatee River State Park: 15.3 mi
- Lincoln Park: 2.7 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 3.6 mi
- Linder Turf and Tractor: 4.1 mi
- Public Beach Access Point: 10.7 mi
- Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center: 14.0 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Bench: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 8.0 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 6.3 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 12.8 mi
- Caloosa Indian Mound: 21.6 mi
- Gulf City: 14.8 mi
- Willow: 15.0 mi
- Weedon Island: 24.2 mi
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 1.2 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 2.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Braden Castle Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | N 2° | 7 m | 12.8 mi |
| Caloosa Indian Mound | SE 131° | 6 m | 21.6 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | WNW 290° | 1 m | 6.3 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 | 17:06 | 17:41 |
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 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 69 | 65 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradenton 5 ESE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/31706167
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- Saint Petersburg · 20 mi
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