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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: 35
Historic sites: 31
  • 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: 24
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: 16
Attractions: 10
  • Manatee County Fair: 2.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 2.1 mi
  • Linder Turf and Tractor: 4.0 mi
  • Public Beach Access Point: 9.4 mi
  • Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center: 15.5 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 MoundNNE7 m13.1 mi
Caloosa Indian MoundSE6 m23.3 mi
Portavant Indian MoundWNW1 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 50–80 °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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