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Emergency Services Memorial

Emergency Services Memorial from directly overhead

Emergency Services Memorial is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradenton Riverwalk, a park 0.1 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2003-09-11
Material
granite

How to reach it

Coordinates27.49914, -82.56748

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 48
Museums: 38
Historic sites: 32
  • Braden Castle Ruins: 2.3 mi
  • Sundial: 3.0 mi
  • Daughters Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Memorial Cross: 4.8 mi
  • Holy Eucharist Monument: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 28
Gardens: 18
  • Secret Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Mabel Ringling's Rose Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Drawf Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Merchants Community Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Sarasota Garden Club: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 17
  • Neal Preserve: 7.3 mi
  • Quick Point Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
  • Red Bug Slough Preserve: 15.4 mi
  • Camp Bayou Nature Preserve: 15.5 mi
  • Red Bug Slough Preserve: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Manatee County Fair: 2.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 2.1 mi
  • Linder Turf and Tractor: 4.0 mi
  • Passage Key Dolphin Tours: 8.3 mi
  • Public Beach Access Point: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Portavant Indian Mound: 4.2 mi
  • Big Cockroach Mound: 13.1 mi
  • Caloosa Indian Mound: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Manatee Mineral Spring: 1.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Emergency Services Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cockroach MoundNNE 12°7 m13.1 mi
Caloosa Indian MoundSE 127°6 m23.3 mi
Portavant Indian MoundWNW 302°1 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3619:5520:29
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1717:0617:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626568737882848482776965
Precip in2.82.03.12.53.59.08.910.17.42.91.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradenton 5 ESE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7779271934

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