Fort McRee
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Fort McRee is a historic site in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Sabine Sand Hills stands 4 m to the east, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Robertson Island, a beach 0.4 miles away. PENSACOLA BLUFFS HWY passes 10 miles off.
The story
Fort McRee was a historic military fort constructed by the United States on the eastern tip of Perdido Key to defend Pensacola and its important natural harbor. In the defense of Pensacola Bay, Fort McRee was accompanied by Fort Pickens, located across Pensacola Pass on Santa Rosa Island, and Fort Barrancas, located across Pensacola Bay on the grounds of what is now Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. Fort Pickens was the largest of these. Very little remains of Fort McRee today.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q1438620, matched on coordinates and name (16 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the PENSACOLA BLUFFS HWY
- 12.0 mi off the Alabama's Coastal Connection, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Pickens State Park Aquatic Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Bill Dickson Park: 2.8 mi
- Blair Park: 3.0 mi
- Ski Beach: 3.3 mi
- Navy Point Park: 4.1 mi
- Battery Payne: 1.3 mi
- Battery Van Swearingen: 1.3 mi
- Battery Trueman: 1.3 mi
- Battery Servier: 1.3 mi
- Battery Cullum: 1.4 mi
- Post Admin Building: 1.5 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 1.5 mi
- National Naval Aviation Museum: 1.8 mi
- Hangar Bay One: 1.9 mi
- Pensacola Museum of Art: 8.4 mi
- Robertson Island: 0.4 mi
- San Carlos Beach: 1.4 mi
- Mustin Beach: 2.2 mi
- Park West On-Leash Dog Beach: 8.2 mi
- Shell Beach: 13.9 mi
- Pride of Pensacola: 8.1 mi
- Archaeological Dig Site: 8.4 mi
- Historic Pensacola Village: 8.5 mi
- 1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III: 9.4 mi
- Graffiti Bridge: 9.8 mi
- Perdido Key State Park: 9.4 mi
- Sugar Bowl Protected Area: 13.7 mi
- Perdido River Wildlife Management Area: 14.3 mi
- Perdido River Wildlife Management Area: 16.6 mi
- Perdido River Wildlife Management Area: 19.1 mi
- Roman Columns: 14.8 mi
- Bamahenge: 14.9 mi
- Lady in the Lake: 15.1 mi
- Tyrannosaurus Sculpture: 15.2 mi
- Spider Sculpture: 15.3 mi
- Aragon Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Cremation Garden: 12.4 mi
- Community Gardens: 14.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.6 mi
- Community Garden at Quintette Park: 22.8 mi
- Red Bluffs: 3.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Langdon Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Sabine Sand Hills: 9.6 mi
- Florida Welcome Center: 15.3 mi
- Muscogee: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort McRee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Sand Hills | E 89° | 4 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:20 | 19:55 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:16 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:43 | 16:17 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/153706477
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