Odet Philippe's Marker
Odet Philippe's Marker is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Philippe Park, a park 0.1 miles away. COURTNEY CAMPBELL passes 3.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
AS THE FIRST EUROPEAN SETTLER IN PINELLAS COUNTY HE ESTABLISHED ST. HELENA PLANTATION. NOW PHILIPPE PARK. PHILIPPE WAS THE FIRST TO CULTIVATE GRAPEFRUIT IN FLORIDA AND INTRODUCED CIGAR-MAKING TO TAMPA HIS DESCENDANTS POPULATED THIS FRONTIER HE WAS SAID...
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the COURTNEY CAMPBELL
- 11.5 mi off the SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY
- 26.7 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
Named places within 25 miles
- Philippe Park: 0.1 mi
- Mullet Creek Nature Park: 1.0 mi
- Marshall Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Mobbly Beach Park: 1.1 mi
- Blue Springs Park: 1.2 mi
- Moo-Lah The Cow: 1.6 mi
- The Heron's Nest: 5.2 mi
- Sisters of Notre Dame: 6.0 mi
- Great blue skimmer dragonfly: 6.4 mi
- Mother Mary Statue: 6.4 mi
- Empower Adventures Tampa Bay: 1.8 mi
- Gone Fishing Charters (Ozona Fish Camp): 7.6 mi
- Skyzone Trampoline Park: 8.7 mi
- Largo Central Railroad: 9.1 mi
- Sea Screamer Dolphin Tours: 9.3 mi
- City of Clearwater Centennial Welcome Monument: 3.4 mi
- Clearwater highschool student veteran memorial: 5.7 mi
- United States Bicentennial commemorative plaque: 5.7 mi
- The Twin Oaks at Crest Lake Park: 6.5 mi
- Florida Veterans Memorial Plaza: 6.5 mi
- Safety Harbor Museum & Cultural Center: 1.4 mi
- The Collection On Palmetto Foundation: 4.8 mi
- Palm Harbor Museum: 5.1 mi
- Freedom Pavilion: 7.5 mi
- Clearwater Historical Society Museum and Cultural Center: 8.2 mi
- Canal Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Town-n-Country Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Gladys E. Douglas Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Old Memorial Conservation Area: 7.6 mi
- Diamondback Nature Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Crystal Beach: 8.6 mi
- Clearwater Beach: 9.3 mi
- Dunedin Beach: 10.0 mi
- Belleair Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sunset Beach: 11.7 mi
- Sage Spring: 8.7 mi
- Health Spring: 8.9 mi
- Palma Ceia Spring: 13.0 mi
- Ewanowski Spring: 13.6 mi
- Blue Sink: 13.6 mi
- Garden of Ridvan: 2.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.4 mi
- Freedom Lake Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Florida Natural Plants: 10.4 mi
- Monument Park: 10.6 mi
- Sunset Hills: 12.1 mi
- The Union: 14.4 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 24.2 mi
- Weedon Island: 12.1 mi
- Fort Brooke: 14.4 mi
- Gulf City: 24.7 mi
- Ben T. Davis Beach: 7.0 mi
- Gardens Park Picnic Table: 23.1 mi
- Pasco County Rest Area Northbound: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Odet Philippe's Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | SSE 157° | 7 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sunset Hills | NNW 329° | 5 m | 12.1 mi |
| The Union | NNW 332° | 1 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:12 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 19:57 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 62 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 69 | 64 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Petersburg Clearwater Intl, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1309954782
Day trips start here
- Clearwater · 8 mi
- Tampa · 14 mi
- Saint Petersburg · 16 mi
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