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Fort Tayla

Fort Tayla from directly overhead

Fort Tayla is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. The nearest named place is Monroe County Parks & Beaches, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. FLORIDA KEYS HWY passes 1.2 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates24.55217, -81.75503

79 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
  • Monroe County Parks & Beaches: 0.0 mi
  • Pines Park: 0.0 mi
  • Little Hamaca Park: 0.7 mi
  • Alvin Frasier III Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Smathers Beach: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Key West Aids Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Vietnam War Monument: 2.1 mi
  • Southernmost Point: 2.6 mi
  • Southernmost Point Buoy: 2.7 mi
  • Burnt Down Building: 2.9 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Smathers Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Higgs Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Higgs Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Dog Beach: 2.4 mi
  • South Beach: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 3
  • Bernstein Park: 1.4 mi
  • Key West Garden Club: 2.0 mi
  • Memorial Sculpture Garden: 3.3 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Marilyn Monroe: 3.1 mi
  • Embracing Peace: 3.3 mi
  • Mary: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • The Key West Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
  • Key West Butterfly and Nature Consevatory: 2.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Felton Road: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnick Area: 3.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0919:39
June solstice06:4019:4620:19
September equinox07:1618:5519:25
December solstice07:0817:1017:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F717274788184858684817773
Precip in1.81.51.52.13.14.23.65.47.25.72.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — KEY W Intl AP, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11275788016

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