Welcome to Polk County Citrus Center
Welcome to Polk County Citrus Center is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Iron Mountain stands 88 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Magnolia Square, a park 2.7 miles away. THE RIDGE HWY passes 11 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1930-10
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the The Ridge Hwy
- 21.0 mi off the Green Mountain Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Green Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Magnolia Square: 2.7 mi
- Acorn Mews: 2.7 mi
- Amphitheater Park: 2.8 mi
- Beach Ridge Wedge: 2.8 mi
- Gathering Green: 2.8 mi
- Mickey Pylon: 3.7 mi
- Buzz Lightyear: 5.7 mi
- Woody: 5.7 mi
- Sorcerer Mickey Mouse: 5.8 mi
- Horton Hears a Who: 6.2 mi
- Orlando Tree Trek Adventure: 3.8 mi
- The Great Magic Hall: 5.6 mi
- Magic Theatre: 5.6 mi
- Ride & Play Go Karts, Bumper Cars, & Lazer Tag: 5.6 mi
- Rootin & Tootan's Shooting Gallery: 5.7 mi
- Castle Of Miracles: 6.2 mi
- Disney's Animal Kingdom: 7.4 mi
- Eagle Totem Pole: 8.1 mi
- Whale Totem Pole: 8.1 mi
- War Memorial: 9.3 mi
- USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation Hall of Fame Museum: 6.0 mi
- Osceola County Historical Society Pioneer Museum: 6.5 mi
- Museum of Military History: 6.5 mi
- Warbird Adventures & Air Museum: 7.0 mi
- Osceola County Welcome Center and History Museum: 7.1 mi
- Miss Pitty Pat's Garden of Hope and Butterfly Garden: 6.2 mi
- The Potato Heads: 6.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 7.8 mi
- Garden Railroad: 7.9 mi
- Cottage Garden: 8.0 mi
- Horseshoe Creek Hill: 6.6 mi
- Mount Gushmore: 6.9 mi
- Mount Everest: 7.5 mi
- Mount Mayday: 7.8 mi
- Big Thunder Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Getaway Glen: 7.8 mi
- Hideaway Bay: 7.9 mi
- South Beach: 10.6 mi
- Conrad Beach: 10.8 mi
- The Sandbox: 10.8 mi
- Florida Mitigation Bank: 4.6 mi
- Hamilton's Reserve: 5.7 mi
- Green Swamp Authority Land Protection Agreements: 7.0 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
- Green Pond: 21.4 mi
- Apopka Spring: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Welcome to Polk County Citrus Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | S 184° | 88 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Everest | NNW 344° | 60 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Gushmore | NNW 348° | 57 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Ridge | WNW 288° | 37 m | 17.2 mi |
| Horseshoe Creek Hill | S 183° | 32 m | 6.6 mi |
| Big Thunder Mountain | N 350° | 32 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Mayday | N 10° | 29 m | 7.8 mi |
| Hillard Island | ENE 72° | 24 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:53 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:53 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 17:00 | 17:35 |
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 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 68 | 63 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kissimmee 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10875958166
Day trips start here
- Walt Disney World/Epcot · 8 mi
- Walt Disney World · 9 mi
- Universal Orlando · 16 mi
- Orlando · 19 mi
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