Apalachicola Maritime Museum
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Apalachicola Maritime Museum is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Sugar Hill stands 6 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Willoughby Ryan Marks, a historic site 0.1 miles away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY runs past it. 72 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
The Apalachicola Maritime Museum is located in Apalachicola in Franklin County, Florida. The museum offers historical and recreational boat tours, eco-tours, kayaking, sunset cruises, sailing, and visits to the area's barrier islands. The museum also covers the area's ecology. The Quark, a ketch designed by L. Francis Herreshoff, is a centerpiece of the museum's exhibitions. The museum also has a restored Apalachicola Boat Works, which operates as a boat-building and restoration facility. The museum is located at 103 Water Street.
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Wikidata Q16160548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sand Beach · 6 mi
- Dwarf Cypress · 14 mi
72 named places within 25 miles
- Battery Park: 0.2 mi
- Riveside Park: 0.2 mi
- John Gorrie Museum State Park: 0.3 mi
- Bay Avenue Park: 0.6 mi
- Orman House Historic State Park: 0.6 mi
- Willoughby Ryan Marks: 0.1 mi
- Sponge Exchange: 0.2 mi
- Fishing Boat: 0.2 mi
- John Gorrie: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Gorrie Museum: 0.3 mi
- Apalachicola Art Museum: 0.3 mi
- Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve Nature Center: 5.8 mi
- Camp Gordon Johnston Museum: 18.7 mi
- Constitution Convention Museum: 19.5 mi
- Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area: 4.0 mi
- Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve Nature Center: 5.7 mi
- Little Saint George Island (ANERR): 7.8 mi
- Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve: 8.6 mi
- Tate's Hell Wildlife Management Area: 21.5 mi
- Old Womans Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Royal Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Warrens Bluff: 20.0 mi
- The Kink: 21.5 mi
- Saw Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Nick's Hole: 7.0 mi
- Tully Park: 7.0 mi
- Doyle's Creek: 8.4 mi
- Shelter 20: 14.6 mi
- Raney House: 0.3 mi
- Journeys of Saint George Island: 8.4 mi
- Oyster Boat: 12.9 mi
- Sand Beach: 6.7 mi
- Money Beach: 18.2 mi
- Carabelle Beach: 19.2 mi
- Herb Garden: 0.6 mi
- Cactus Garden: 0.7 mi
- Eagle: 0.6 mi
- Mermaid: 0.8 mi
- Tilton: 6.1 mi
- St. Joseph: 22.8 mi
- Sugar Hill: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Apalachicola Maritime Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill | E 90° | 6 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:09 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 17:10 | 17:46 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Apalachicola AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/332416423
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