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Disney's Animal Kingdom

Disney's Animal Kingdom from directly overhead

Disney's Animal Kingdom is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Oasis Exhibits, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY passes 14 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Theme park at Walt Disney World.

Dates from 1998-04-22.

Wikidata Q764186, matched on coordinates and name (267 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
Welcome to a kingdom of animals, real, ancient and imagined: a kingdom ruled by lions, dinosaurs and dragon a kingdom of balance, harmony and survival;a kingdom we enter to share in the wonder, gaze at the beauty, thrill at the drama and learn.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates28.35560, -81.59011

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bear Creek Park: 2.7 mi
  • Indian Creek Park: 2.9 mi
  • Veranda Park: 3.5 mi
  • Siena Park: 3.5 mi
  • Hippodrome Park: 3.6 mi
Artworks
  • Sorcerer Mickey Mouse: 1.7 mi
  • Buzz Lightyear: 1.7 mi
  • Rex: 1.7 mi
  • Woody: 1.7 mi
  • Millenium Falcon: 1.7 mi
Attractions
Museums: 28
Historic sites: 27
Gardens: 21
Peaks: 9
  • Mount Everest: 0.3 mi
  • Mount Gushmore: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Mayday: 3.7 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Horseshoe Creek Hill: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Getaway Glen: 3.8 mi
  • Hideaway Bay: 3.8 mi
  • Howling Dog Beach: 4.5 mi
  • South Beach: 5.1 mi
  • The Sandbox: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
Springs: 4
  • Apopka Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Wolf Head Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Bear Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Double Run Spring: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Silver Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Disney's Animal Kingdom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNNW94 m22.1 mi
Mount EverestNE60 m0.3 mi
Mount GushmoreESE57 m0.9 mi
Rattlesnake RidgeW37 m14.1 mi
Big Thunder MountainN32 m4.5 mi
Horseshoe Creek HillS32 m13.7 mi
Mount MaydayENE29 m3.7 mi
Hillard IslandE24 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:38
June solstice06:3119:5320:27
September equinox07:1618:5319:24
December solstice07:1517:0017:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F616368737882848482776964
Precip in2.82.33.22.63.57.97.48.15.42.71.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clermont 9 S, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6426930640

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