Bishop Planetarium
Bishop Planetarium is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 4.0 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 8.0 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bradenton Riverwalk: 0.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.9 mi
- Palmetto Estuary Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- 28th Street Park: 1.3 mi
- Lamb Park: 1.3 mi
- Sound Dishes: 0.2 mi
- Big Eyes Big Ears: 0.3 mi
- Open Heart Icon: 0.6 mi
- Chrysalis Launcher: 0.7 mi
- Totally Tubular Lawyer: 4.6 mi
- The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature: 0.0 mi
- Hernando De Soto Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Manatee County Agricultural Museum: 1.3 mi
- Florida Maritime Museum: 7.0 mi
- Circus Museum & Store: 8.0 mi
- Emergency Services Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Braden Castle Ruins: 2.5 mi
- Sundial: 3.2 mi
- Daughters Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Memorial Cross: 4.6 mi
- Seven Pines: 5.9 mi
- Manatee County Beach: 8.7 mi
- Indian Beach: 9.3 mi
- East Beach: 12.1 mi
- East Beach: 12.3 mi
- Secret Garden: 7.9 mi
- Mabel Ringling's Rose Garden: 8.0 mi
- Drawf Garden: 8.0 mi
- Merchants Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Sarasota Garden Club: 10.9 mi
- Neal Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Quick Point Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Red Bug Slough Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Camp Bayou Nature Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Red Bug Slough Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 2.0 mi
- Lincoln Park: 2.2 mi
- Linder Turf and Tractor: 4.1 mi
- Passage Key Dolphin Tours: 8.0 mi
- Public Beach Access Point: 9.3 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Bench: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 5.5 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 4.0 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 13.2 mi
- Caloosa Indian Mound: 23.5 mi
- Gulf City: 15.8 mi
- Willow: 17.0 mi
- Weedon Island: 24.0 mi
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 1.4 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 4.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bishop Planetarium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | NNE 13° | 7 m | 13.2 mi |
| Caloosa Indian Mound | SE 126° | 6 m | 23.5 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | NW 304° | 1 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 69 | 65 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradenton 5 ESE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/861237327
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- Saint Petersburg · 20 mi
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