Florida Southern College Planetarium
Florida Southern College Planetarium is a museum in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 53 m. Iron Mountain stands 88 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas B. Mack Park, a park 0.1 miles away. THE RIDGE HWY passes 20 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
private college in Lakeland, Florida
Dates from 1883.
Wikidata Q5461600, matched on coordinates and name (149 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 53 m
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the THE RIDGE HWY
Named places within 25 miles
- Thomas B. Mack Park: 0.1 mi
- Drane Park: 0.9 mi
- Dobbins Park: 0.9 mi
- Horney Park: 1.1 mi
- Munn Park: 1.1 mi
- Tenoroc Fish Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Circle B Bar Reserve: 6.0 mi
- Tenoroc Public Use Area: 6.2 mi
- Marshall Hampton Reserve: 7.7 mi
- Green Swamp Authority Land Protection Agreements: 10.5 mi
- Imagination Pavilion: 15.7 mi
- Cypress Gardens: 15.7 mi
- Imagination Zone: 15.8 mi
- NFPA Rescue Academy: 15.8 mi
- Ford Driving School: 15.8 mi
- Crystal Swamp 2 Spring: 17.8 mi
- Crystal Swamp 1 Spring: 17.9 mi
- Crystal Springs: 17.9 mi
- Crystal 1 Spring: 17.9 mi
- Crystal 2 Spring: 17.9 mi
- Polk Museum: 0.5 mi
- Florida Air Museum: 5.9 mi
- Mulberry Cultural Center: 9.5 mi
- Mulberry Phosphate Museum: 9.6 mi
- Auburndale Parks & Recreation Department: 9.9 mi
- Welcome to Polk County Citrus Center: 6.6 mi
- The Florida Pool: 15.6 mi
- Welcome to Polk County Citrus Center: 17.7 mi
- Fort Foster State Historic Site: 18.5 mi
- Sinkhole Memorial: 20.7 mi
- Lakeland Highlands: 5.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Ridge: 22.3 mi
- Sand Mountain: 22.7 mi
- Iron Mountain: 23.5 mi
- Greer Hill: 23.5 mi
- Lynn's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Hollis Gardens: 0.9 mi
- GEICO Topiary: 5.6 mi
- Auburndale Rotary Butterfly Garden: 9.9 mi
- HCC Food Forest: 23.8 mi
- Brewster: 19.3 mi
- Green Pond: 19.4 mi
- Butterfly Gate: 9.9 mi
- Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Lithia Springs: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Florida Southern College Planetarium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | ESE 106° | 88 m | 23.5 mi |
| Lakeland Highlands | SSE 159° | 81 m | 5.0 mi |
| LeHeup Hill | NW 322° | 74 m | 24.9 mi |
| Greer Hill | NW 321° | 68 m | 23.5 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SSE 158° | 39 m | 22.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Ridge | NNE 20° | 37 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 19:54 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:02 | 17:37 |
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 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 69 | 65 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeland 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/128697698
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