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Thias Monument

Thias Monument from directly overhead

Thias Monument is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pam Callahan Nature Preserve Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. COURTNEY CAMPBELL passes 0.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Small brass monument to memorialize Thias.

What the record says

Inscription
THIAS

How to reach it

Coordinates27.97773, -82.56847

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Sweetwater Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sandra Perrone Recreation Center: 1.1 mi
  • Skyway Park: 1.2 mi
  • Town N' Country Commons: 1.4 mi
  • Town ’N Country Park: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Pirate Ship: 4.0 mi
  • Manatee Hospital: 6.4 mi
  • Manatee & Aquatic Center: 6.4 mi
  • Stingray Bay: 6.4 mi
  • Florida Boardwalk & Wildlife Center: 6.4 mi
Artworks
  • Name Art: 6.5 mi
  • JFK Memorial Statue: 6.8 mi
  • City of Tampa Mural: 6.8 mi
  • Solstice: 7.0 mi
  • Bird of Paradise: 7.0 mi
Museums: 43
Nature reserves: 39
Beaches: 22
  • Picnic Island Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Picnic Island Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Island Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Gardenville Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Spa Beach: 14.5 mi
Springs: 21
  • Palma Ceia Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Blue Sink: 8.3 mi
  • Ewanowski Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Lettuce Lake Spring: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 3
  • Ben T. Davis Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Gardens Park Picnic Table: 21.8 mi
  • Dude Lake Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Sunset Hills: 18.0 mi
  • The Union: 20.0 mi
  • Big Cockroach Mound: 20.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thias Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cockroach MoundS 172°7 m20.4 mi
Sunset HillsNW 314°5 m18.0 mi
The UnionNW 317°1 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3519:5620:30
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1817:0517:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626569748083848483777065
Precip in2.62.62.52.62.67.47.89.06.12.31.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tampa Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5144067321

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