Fort Pickens
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Fort Pickens is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Sabine Sand Hills stands 4 m to the east, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ordnance Shop, a historic site 0.1 miles away. PENSACOLA BLUFFS HWY passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
Fort Pickens is a historic pentagonal United States military fort on Santa Rosa Island in the Pensacola, Florida, area. It is named after American Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens. It is the largest of four forts built to defend Pensacola Bay and its navy yard. The fort was completed in 1834 and was one of the few forts in the South that remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War. It remained in use until 1947. Fort Pickens is included within the Gulf Islands National Seashore, and as such, is administered by the National Park Service.
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Wikidata Q1438650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1834
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the PENSACOLA BLUFFS HWY
- 13.5 mi off the Alabama's Coastal Connection, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Pickens State Park Aquatic Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Ski Beach: 2.9 mi
- Navy Point Park: 3.5 mi
- Traingle Park: 3.6 mi
- Bill Dickson Park: 3.7 mi
- Ordnance Shop: 0.1 mi
- 90-MM AMTB Battery: 0.2 mi
- Florida National Scenic Trail Northern Terminus: 0.2 mi
- Battery Cullum: 0.2 mi
- Battery Servier: 0.2 mi
- Post Admin Building: 0.2 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 1.7 mi
- National Naval Aviation Museum: 1.7 mi
- Hangar Bay One: 1.8 mi
- Pensacola Museum of Art: 7.2 mi
- Mustin Beach: 1.3 mi
- San Carlos Beach: 1.4 mi
- Robertson Island: 1.9 mi
- Park West On-Leash Dog Beach: 6.6 mi
- Park East On-Leash Dog Beach: 13.3 mi
- Pride of Pensacola: 7.0 mi
- Archaeological Dig Site: 7.3 mi
- Historic Pensacola Village: 7.4 mi
- 1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III: 8.2 mi
- Graffiti Bridge: 8.6 mi
- Perdido Key State Park: 11.0 mi
- Sugar Bowl Protected Area: 12.2 mi
- Perdido River Wildlife Management Area: 14.9 mi
- Perdido River Wildlife Management Area: 17.3 mi
- Perdido River Wildlife Management Area: 19.5 mi
- Roman Columns: 16.3 mi
- Bamahenge: 16.5 mi
- Lady in the Lake: 16.7 mi
- Tyrannosaurus Sculpture: 16.8 mi
- Spider Sculpture: 16.9 mi
- Aragon Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Cremation Garden: 11.3 mi
- Community Gardens: 16.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 19.2 mi
- Community Garden at Quintette Park: 22.8 mi
- Red Bluffs: 4.7 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Langdon Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Sabine Sand Hills: 8.0 mi
- Florida Welcome Center: 15.4 mi
- Muscogee: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Pickens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Sand Hills | E 89° | 4 m | 8.0 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 | 06:42 | 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.
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