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Lighthouse Keepers Cottage

Lighthouse Keepers Cottage from directly overhead

Lighthouse Keepers Cottage is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Medley Landfill stands 81 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bahama Dingy, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY passes 21 miles off.

What the record says

Height
9.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates25.66647, -80.15637

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • The Bahama Dingy: 0.0 mi
  • Bill Baggs: 1.1 mi
  • Fossilized Reef View: 4.2 mi
  • Historic Virginia Key Beach Park: 4.7 mi
  • Miami seaplane tour: 5.7 mi
Parks
  • Biscayne National Park: 1.7 mi
  • Paradise Park: 1.8 mi
  • Village Green: 1.9 mi
  • Harbor Park: 1.9 mi
  • Hampton Park: 2.0 mi
Artworks
  • Fench with Graffiti: 6.7 mi
  • South Pointe Park Lighthouse: 7.0 mi
  • The Allegory: 7.1 mi
  • allegory: 7.1 mi
  • ribbons: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 45
  • Historic South Miami Avenue Sign: 6.6 mi
  • U.S. Coast Guard Station Hangar: 6.6 mi
  • Historic South Miami Avenue Sign: 6.8 mi
  • Joseph J. Villari: 7.4 mi
  • The Liberty Column: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Crandon Park Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Crandon Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Hobie Island Beach Park: 5.6 mi
  • Hobie Island Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Tahiti Beach: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Table: 16.1 mi
  • Picnic Table: 16.1 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Medley Landfill: 17.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Medley LandfillNW 318°81 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0219:32
June solstice06:3119:4220:15
September equinox07:1018:4819:18
December solstice07:0317:0117:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F707274788184858585827773
Precip in2.42.02.43.25.77.45.67.17.56.33.52.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Florida, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/313369992

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