USCGC Blackthorn Memorial
USCGC Blackthorn Memorial is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the east-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Whale Island, a park 1.4 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 8.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
28 Jan 1980, 23 crewmembers perished in collision with SS Capricorn.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 10.5 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 11.4 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
- 21.6 mi off the COURTNEY CAMPBELL
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whale Island: 1.4 mi
- Tarpon Key: 1.5 mi
- Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge: 1.5 mi
- Skyway Fishing Pier State Park: 2.0 mi
- Area 2: All Camping Units (no pets): 2.8 mi
- Spanish American War: 4.3 mi
- Battery Laidly: 4.3 mi
- Mine Storehouse: 4.3 mi
- Sewer Ruins: 4.3 mi
- Civilian Quarters: 4.4 mi
- Thirst and Zulu Painter Mural: 7.9 mi
- Cryptik Mural: 8.0 mi
- Leo Gomez Mural: 8.4 mi
- Orange Car That Has Not Moved For 10 Years: 8.4 mi
- Sam Yong Mural: 8.4 mi
- Museum: 4.3 mi
- Gulf Beaches Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Lake Maggiore Environmental Education Center: 5.5 mi
- Gulfport History Museum: 6.7 mi
- Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum: 7.8 mi
- East Beach: 1.7 mi
- East Beach: 2.6 mi
- Dog Beach: 4.0 mi
- North Beach: 4.1 mi
- South Beach: 4.3 mi
- Palmetto Park Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- The Sage garden: 8.5 mi
- Cultural Grove: 9.1 mi
- Merchants Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum: 9.8 mi
- Thrill Hill: 7.7 mi
- Historic Banyan Tree: 9.0 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 10.3 mi
- Lincoln Park: 11.0 mi
- Utopiary Land: 11.7 mi
- Clam Bayou Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- No Mow Area: 6.7 mi
- Neal Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Placido Bayou Reserves West: 11.8 mi
- Ross Island: 13.7 mi
- Picnic Bench: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 9.4 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 10.3 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Ben T. Davis Beach: 23.0 mi
- Gulf City: 13.7 mi
- Weedon Island: 14.3 mi
- Willow: 20.2 mi
- Fort Brooke: 24.3 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 8.7 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 9.8 mi
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 13.0 mi
- Palma Ceia Spring: 22.1 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of USCGC Blackthorn Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | ENE 75° | 7 m | 9.8 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | SSE 159° | 1 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:12 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 19:56 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 17:06 | 17:41 |
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 | 69 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 65 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Petersburg, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/488880306
Day trips start here
- Saint Petersburg · 9 mi
- Clearwater · 23 mi
- Tampa · 24 mi
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