Passage Key
Passage Key is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Anna Maria Bayfront Park, a park 0.1 miles away. PALMA SOLA HWY passes 3.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Less than a mile to the north lies Passage Key, marking the southerly entrance into Tampa Bay. Since Ponce de Leon explored this coast in 1513, this island has served to guide ships into the great bay beyond, called by early Spanish explorers “Bahia del E
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 3.9 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
- 10.0 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 29.4 mi off the COURTNEY CAMPBELL
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Anna Maria Bayfront Park: 0.1 mi
- Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge: 1.4 mi
- Manatee Beach Park: 3.0 mi
- Manatee Ave Boat Ramp and Park: 3.3 mi
- Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge: 4.3 mi
- Emerson's Studio / Store: 0.4 mi
- Sound Dishes: 10.6 mi
- Chrysalis Launcher: 10.6 mi
- Big Eyes Big Ears: 10.7 mi
- Open Heart Icon: 10.9 mi
- Museum: 5.4 mi
- Florida Maritime Museum: 5.8 mi
- Manatee County Agricultural Museum: 9.9 mi
- Bishop Planetarium: 10.4 mi
- The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature: 10.4 mi
- Battery John Page: 3.6 mi
- Battery Burchsted: 3.7 mi
- Battery McIntosh: 4.8 mi
- Battery Howard: 4.9 mi
- Battery Mellon: 4.9 mi
- Manatee County Beach: 2.8 mi
- Seven Pines: 4.5 mi
- Dog Beach: 5.6 mi
- East Beach: 6.4 mi
- North Beach: 7.3 mi
- Merchants Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Secret Garden: 14.9 mi
- Mabel Ringling's Rose Garden: 15.0 mi
- Drawf Garden: 15.1 mi
- Palmetto Park Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Neal Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Clam Bayou Nature Preserve: 14.3 mi
- No Mow Area: 15.4 mi
- Quick Point Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Placido Bayou Reserves West: 20.4 mi
- Passage Key Dolphin Tours: 6.6 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 9.5 mi
- Lincoln Park: 10.8 mi
- Public Beach Access Point: 12.6 mi
- Linder Turf and Tractor: 13.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Bench: 5.8 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 7.5 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Gulf City: 20.5 mi
- Weedon Island: 23.0 mi
- Willow: 25.0 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 6.8 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 16.7 mi
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 11.7 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Passage Key. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | NE 52° | 7 m | 16.7 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | E 92° | 1 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 19:56 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 17:07 | 17:42 |
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 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 65 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sarasota Bradenton AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8725981600
Day trips start here
- Saint Petersburg · 18 mi
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