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Gulfport History Museum

Gulfport History Museum from directly overhead

Gulfport History Museum is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Clymer Park, a park 0.3 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 13 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States

Dates from 1884.

Wikidata Q2153200, matched on coordinates and name (939 m apart).

What the record says

Height
13.1100000000 m

How to reach it

Coordinates27.74256, -82.70553

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Clymer Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hoyt Park: 0.4 mi
  • Gulfport Beach Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ted Phillips Wood Ibis Park: 0.5 mi
  • Queen Dennis Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions: 31
  • Thrill Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Historic Banyan Tree: 4.6 mi
  • Utopiary Land: 6.4 mi
  • City of Pinellas Park F-16 Aircraft Monument: 8.3 mi
  • Skyzone Trampoline Park: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 23
Nature reserves: 18
  • Clam Bayou Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
  • No Mow Area: 4.6 mi
  • Placido Bayou Reserves West: 6.8 mi
  • Ross Island: 9.3 mi
  • Snake Island: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 12
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Palma Ceia Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Manatee Mineral Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 24.7 mi
  • Sage Spring: 24.9 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Big Cockroach Mound: 11.9 mi
  • Portavant Indian Mound: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gulfport History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cockroach MoundESE 110°7 m11.9 mi
Portavant Indian MoundSSE 162°1 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3619:5620:30
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:1817:0617:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626569747983848482777065
Precip in3.02.22.92.62.57.28.39.37.52.51.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Petersburg, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/522742306

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