The Significance of Makiguchi Fountain & Toda Lake
The Significance of Makiguchi Fountain & Toda Lake is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Medley Landfill stands 81 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is America Mentor and Disciple Hall, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY passes 17 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
- Inscription
- SGI President Ikeda explains the significance of Makiguchi Fountain and Toda Lake at a dedication ceremony held on June 21, 1996.
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Broward CO A1A Scenic Hwy
Overlooks nearby
- Jungle Queen Riverboat · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pioneers of American Kosen-Rufu: 0.3 mi
- Statue of Our Lady of Fatima: 1.5 mi
- Meridian Business Campus: 2.7 mi
- City of Weston: 3.0 mi
- Weston Business Center: 3.1 mi
- Vista Park: 1.0 mi
- Country Estates Park: 1.1 mi
- Frontier Trails Park: 1.3 mi
- Library Park: 1.3 mi
- Weston Regional Park: 2.4 mi
- Miamitours.com Everglades Park, Alligator & Airboat Tour Location: 7.6 mi
- Sawgrass Recreation Park: 7.7 mi
- Airboat Kiosk: 7.7 mi
- Animal Exhibits: 7.7 mi
- Alligator Show Seating: 7.7 mi
- America Mentor and Disciple Hall: 0.0 mi
- Ikeda Hall: 0.3 mi
- Young At Art: 10.5 mi
- Dauer Museum of Classic Cars: 11.1 mi
- Old Davie School Historical Museum: 11.2 mi
- Millennium Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Mentor and Disciple Memorial: 0.3 mi
- WHS 9/11 Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Armenian Genocide Memorial: 8.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Chapel Trail Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Pine Island Ridge Natural Area: 8.6 mi
- Edwin Rosenberg Bird Sanctuary: 9.0 mi
- Wildlife Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Miramar Pineland Natural Area: 12.0 mi
- Markham Park Butterfly Garden: 5.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.9 mi
- Stranahan Urban Garden: 15.9 mi
- Marjory's Garden: 18.5 mi
- Honor Garden: 19.0 mi
- Hollywood Beach: 18.9 mi
- Fort Lauderdale Beach: 20.3 mi
- Sunny Isles Beach: 20.7 mi
- Haulover Beach: 21.0 mi
- Haulover Nude Beach: 21.1 mi
- Inlet House: 24.6 mi
- Hillsboro Inlet Light: 24.6 mi
- The Bungalow: 24.6 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 24.6 mi
- Timer and Generator Building: 24.6 mi
- Medley Landfill: 15.2 mi
- Melaleuca Head: 21.0 mi
- Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park: 21.4 mi
- Palm Tree Head: 24.7 mi
- Grandiosa: 20.0 mi
- Elfin: 20.4 mi
- Crescent: 20.4 mi
- Daggerwing: 20.5 mi
- Andytown: 5.5 mi
- Fort Dallas: 24.9 mi
- Inverrary Waterfalls: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Significance of Makiguchi Fountain & Toda Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medley Landfill | SSE 164° | 81 m | 15.2 mi |
| Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park | NE 47° | 70 m | 21.4 mi |
| Melaleuca Head | W 259° | 2 m | 21.0 mi |
| Palm Tree Head | SW 226° | 2 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:44 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:49 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 17:01 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 68 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 71 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hollywood N Perry AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10157859148
Day trips start here
- Greater Miami · 11 mi
- Miami · 26 mi
- Miami Beach/South Beach · 26 mi
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