Old Fort Park
Old Fort Park is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Pisgah Hill stands 5 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinewood Park, a park 0.4 miles away. IRL-TREASURE COAST runs past it.
The story
Old Fort Pierce Park is the site of Fort Pierce, a military installation constructed by the U.S. Army in Florida with the purpose of being a main supply depot for the army during the Second Seminole War. The modern town of Fort Pierce derives its name from this installation. Fort Pierce, named for its first commander Benjamin Kendrick Pierce, was built in 1838 as a defensive position in the Second Seminole War. During the war, then second-lieutenant William Tecumseh Sherman was stationed at Fort Pierce. It was abandoned in 1842 at the end of the war and burned down the following year. Today, the site is a park along the Indian River. The park is also the site of an ancient burial mound of the Ais Indian tribe which extended from Cape Canaveral to the Saint Lucie inlet. This site once had a natural spring which made it a popular location for the Ais Indians and later for Spanish sailors who would stop here occasionally to refill their water jars before making the transatlantic crossing back to Spain. (1500–1750) It is not uncommon to find Spanish relics mixed with Indian potsherds in the river at that location.
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Wikidata Q7084033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Fort Pierce
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the IRL-TREASURE COAST
- 21.4 mi off the MARTIN GRADE HWY
- 22.6 mi off the INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinewood Park: 0.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Maravilla Park: 1.3 mi
- John B Sports Complex: 1.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.7 mi
- Sheraton Scrub Preserve: 3.5 mi
- George E. Lestrange Natural Area: 4.4 mi
- Oxbow Eco-Center: 5.9 mi
- Indrio Savannahs Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Hallstrom Farmstead: 9.9 mi
- Manatee Center: 1.0 mi
- Saint Lucie County Regional History Center: 1.6 mi
- The National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum: 4.2 mi
- Hallstrom House: 9.8 mi
- Heritage Center and Indian River Citrus Museum: 14.8 mi
- Little Mud Creek Beach: 5.5 mi
- Blind Creek Beach North: 6.1 mi
- Blind Creek Beach South: 6.6 mi
- Walton Rocks Beach: 8.7 mi
- Jensen Beach Park: 14.8 mi
- Vetran's Memorial Island: 14.8 mi
- WWI Doughboy Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Laura Riding Jackson House: 16.0 mi
- War Memorial: 17.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Savannahs Preserve Education Center: 10.0 mi
- Saint Lucie County Fair Grounds: 11.1 mi
- Stuart Welcome Arch: 15.9 mi
- Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center: 17.6 mi
- Willoughby Creek Canoe Launch: 19.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Velociraptor: 15.3 mi
- Freedom Turtle: 15.3 mi
- Martin County Fairgrounds Mural: 19.2 mi
- City of Port Saint Lucie Botanical Gardens: 11.6 mi
- McKee Botanical Garden: 12.4 mi
- Tropical Ranch Botanical Garden: 23.7 mi
- Spruce Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Pisgah Hill: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Fort Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pisgah Hill | SSE 157° | 5 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:46 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:57 | 17:32 |
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 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 70 | 66 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Pierce, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 74002181OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Fort Pierce Site, reference 74002181, listed 01/11/74.
OpenStreetMap element way/1454805962
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