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Henry B. Plant Museum

Henry B. Plant Museum, a museum in Florida
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Henry B. Plant Museum, a museum in Florida
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Henry B. Plant Museum, a museum in Florida
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Henry B. Plant Museum, a museum in Florida
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Henry B. Plant Museum, a museum in Florida
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Henry B. Plant Museum is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is JFK Memorial Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. COURTNEY CAMPBELL passes 5.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Henry B. Plant Museum (Plant Museum) is located in the south wing of Plant Hall on the University of Tampa's campus. It is located at 401 West Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa, Florida. Plant Hall was originally built by Henry B. Plant as the Tampa Bay Hotel; a 511-room resort-style hotel that opened on February 5, 1891, near the terminus of the Plant System rail line, also forged and owned by Plant. The Plant Museum's exhibits focus on historical Gilded Age tourism in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, the elite lifestyle of the hotel's guests, and the Tampa Bay Hotel's use during the Spanish–American War. As such, the Plant Museum is set up in the Historic House Museum style. Exhibits display artifacts in a manner that reflects the original placement and usage within the related historic building. The Tampa Bay Hotel was designed by architect J.A. Wood, who also designed the Old Hillsborough County Courthouse in 1892 in Tampa, Florida, as well as the Oglethorpe Hotel and the Mahoney-McGarvey House in Brunswick, Georgia.

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Wikidata Q3132598, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates27.94621, -82.46418
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • JFK Memorial Statue: 0.0 mi
  • Solstice: 0.3 mi
  • City of Tampa Mural: 0.6 mi
  • "Untitled": 1.1 mi
  • José Martí: 1.5 mi
Parks
Historic sites
  • Moses White: 0.5 mi
  • Francisco Aristides Rodriquez, Junior: 0.5 mi
  • James McKay, Senior: 0.5 mi
  • Mack Ramsey Winton, M.D.: 0.5 mi
  • Ignacio Haya: 0.6 mi
Attractions
  • Royal Caribbean cruise port: 1.1 mi
  • Carnival cruise port: 1.2 mi
  • Margaritsville at Sea Port: 1.3 mi
  • Pirate Ship: 3.2 mi
  • Stingray Bay: 4.6 mi
Museums: 45
Nature reserves: 41
Springs: 29
  • Palma Ceia Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Blue Sink: 7.4 mi
  • Ewanowski Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Eureka Spring: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 19
Gardens: 16
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Ben T. Davis Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Dude Lake Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Gardens Park Picnic Table: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Big Cockroach Mound: 18.4 mi
  • Sunset Hills: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cockroach MoundS 191°7 m18.4 mi
Sunset HillsNW 307°5 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3519:5620:30
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1817:0517:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626569748083848483777065
Precip in2.62.62.52.62.67.47.89.06.12.31.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tampa Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/282685801

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