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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
stone
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

Attractions
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
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
Nature reserves
Museums: 28
Historic sites: 27
Gardens: 22
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
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
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area: 17.0 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 MountainNNW 337°94 m22.1 mi
Mount EverestNE 54°60 m0.3 mi
Mount GushmoreESE 107°57 m0.9 mi
Rattlesnake RidgeW 263°37 m14.1 mi
Big Thunder MountainN 4°32 m4.5 mi
Horseshoe Creek HillS 172°32 m13.7 mi
Mount MaydayENE 78°29 m3.7 mi
Hillard IslandE 98°23.7 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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