Mulberry Phosphate Museum
Mulberry Phosphate Museum is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Iron Mountain stands 88 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mulberry Cultural Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. THE RIDGE HWY passes 23 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Mulberry Phosphate Museum is located in Mulberry in Polk County, Florida. Located in the city's original railroad depot, the museum was established in 1986. Exhibitions include fossils, memorabilia and exhibits about the phosphate mining industry. In 2013 it added a recently discovered 1880s-vintage phosphate locomotive.
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Wikidata Q16935287, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the THE RIDGE HWY
Named places within 25 miles
- Centennial Park and Butterfly Garden: 0.4 mi
- Centennial Park and Butterfly Garden: 0.5 mi
- Janie Eason Park: 0.6 mi
- Mulberry Park: 1.1 mi
- Seven Wetlands (Se7en Wetlands): 2.0 mi
- Circle B Bar Reserve: 9.4 mi
- Marshall Hampton Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Tenoroc Fish Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Tenoroc Public Use Area: 15.3 mi
- Cone Ranch: 17.2 mi
- Black Tiger Airsoft: 9.0 mi
- W. Henry Lewis House Historical Marker: 14.3 mi
- Imagination Pavilion: 18.4 mi
- Mia's Riding Adventure: 18.4 mi
- The Grand Carousel: 18.4 mi
- Lithia Minor Spring: 15.9 mi
- Lithia Major Spring: 15.9 mi
- Boyette Spring: 18.6 mi
- Green Sink Spring: 19.0 mi
- Buckhorn East Spring: 20.0 mi
- Mulberry Cultural Center: 0.1 mi
- Florida Air Museum: 7.0 mi
- Luster All African American Heritage Museum: 8.2 mi
- Florida Southern College Planetarium: 9.6 mi
- Polk Museum: 10.0 mi
- Welcome to Polk County Citrus Center: 10.5 mi
- The Florida Pool: 18.3 mi
- Brandon Family Cemetery: 19.1 mi
- Sinkhole Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Monument: 21.6 mi
- GEICO Topiary: 6.2 mi
- Lynn's Garden: 9.6 mi
- Hollis Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Auburndale Rotary Butterfly Garden: 16.3 mi
- HCC Food Forest: 22.5 mi
- Lakeland Highlands: 5.8 mi
- Sand Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Iron Mountain: 24.3 mi
- Brewster: 9.8 mi
- Fort Lonesome: 16.8 mi
- Lithia Springs: 15.9 mi
- Butterfly Gate: 16.3 mi
- Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mulberry Phosphate Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | E 83° | 88 m | 24.3 mi |
| Lakeland Highlands | NE 35° | 81 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SE 139° | 39 m | 15.4 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 | 17:03 | 17:38 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/671874391
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- Tampa · 30 mi
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