Florence Elementary School
Florence Elementary School is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,630 m. Doublehead Mountain stands 2,711 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is City Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 17 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 18 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 18 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 18 mi
- Hawk Watch · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boeing B-52B: 2.0 mi
- Kushtronaut: 3.9 mi
- Tropical Discovery: 4.0 mi
- The Edge (New Tiger Exhibit): 4.1 mi
- Red Panda: 4.1 mi
- City Park: 0.2 mi
- Spencer Garrett Park: 0.5 mi
- Montview Park: 0.6 mi
- Moorhead Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Havana Park: 0.8 mi
- Blue Chair: 0.3 mi
- Visible By Verizon: 0.8 mi
- The Eye: 1.4 mi
- Aspens and Moon: 1.5 mi
- Natural Balance: 1.5 mi
- Ruby Hill: 8.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 10.5 mi
- Rebel Hill: 14.6 mi
- Mount Carbon: 15.5 mi
- Highlands Point: 16.6 mi
- Eisenhower's Room: 1.8 mi
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum: 2.0 mi
- Mizel Museum: 3.4 mi
- Aurora History Museum: 3.7 mi
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science: 3.9 mi
- Old Baseball Field: 0.5 mi
- Alzheimer's Memorial: 1.6 mi
- WWI Medic Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Lowry AFB Chapel 1 (Bldg 27): 2.2 mi
- Commerce City: 3.5 mi
- Westerly Creek Butterfly Garden: 0.7 mi
- WWI Medic Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- Donor Memorial Amphitheatre: 1.8 mi
- Rose Garden Plaza: 3.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.7 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 3.8 mi
- Park Hill Park: 4.0 mi
- Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 6.0 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 7.3 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 9.8 mi
- Good Times: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.0 mi
- Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 6.9 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 6.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 6.7 mi
- Boat Beach: 13.8 mi
- Scuba Beach: 14.4 mi
- Arapahoe: 16.5 mi
- Mount Vernon: 18.3 mi
- Dick: 20.3 mi
- Serene: 21.2 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 17.4 mi
- The East Quarry: 17.9 mi
- Wildcat Point: 18.8 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 20.3 mi
- Lee Gulch: 12.9 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Florence Elementary School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doublehead Mountain | WSW 239° | 2,711 m | 24.2 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 233° | 2,638 m | 24.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 250° | 2,630 m | 23.8 mi |
| High Peak | SW 232° | 2,611 m | 24.2 mi |
| Coal Creek Peak | WNW 294° | 2,594 m | 24.5 mi |
| Independence Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,539 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | SW 227° | 2,524 m | 24.3 mi |
| Genesee Mountain | W 263° | 2,523 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver-stapleton, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12463199859
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