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Museum of the Apopkans

Museum of the Apopkans, a museum in Florida
Museum of the Apopkans, a museum in FloridaEbyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Museum of the Apopkans, a museum in Florida
Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Museum of the Apopkans, a museum in Florida
Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Museum of the Apopkans, a museum in Florida
Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Museum of the Apopkans, a museum in Florida
Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Museum of the Apopkans, a museum in Florida
Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Museum of the Apopkans is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tom Staley Historical Park, a park 0.3 miles away. GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY passes 7.9 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Museum of the Apopkans is located at 122 East Fifth Street, Apopka, Florida. It contains exhibits depicting the history of Apopka and Northwest Orange County Pioneers of Apopka, Apopka Historical Society and Museum website and is run by the Apopka Historical Society.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1968.

Wikidata Q6941069, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Apopka, Fl

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates28.67116, -81.50859

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tom Staley Historical Park: 0.3 mi
  • Apopka Station: 0.4 mi
  • Kit Land Nelson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Edwards Field: 0.5 mi
  • Alonzo Williams Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Nurture Art Sculpture: 7.5 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 1: 10.8 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 2: 10.8 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 3: 10.8 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 4: 10.8 mi
Springs: 55
  • Barrel Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Wekiwa Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Wekiwa Springs: 4.1 mi
  • Witherington Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Miami Springs: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves: 40
Museums: 38
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 26
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Baldwin Park Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Howling Dog Beach: 17.9 mi
  • The Sandbox: 18.2 mi
  • Conrad Beach: 18.2 mi
  • South Beach: 18.4 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 13.7 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 17.9 mi
  • Mount Mayday: 21.1 mi
  • Mount Everest: 22.1 mi
  • Tomato Hill: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Central Florida Bible Camp: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Silver Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Little Big Econ Pavilion: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainW 264°94 m13.7 mi
Mount EverestSSW 192°60 m22.1 mi
Mount GushmoreS 191°57 m22.4 mi
Tomato HillWNW 296°50 m22.2 mi
Big Thunder MountainSSW 195°32 m17.9 mi
Mount MaydayS 184°29 m21.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:38
June solstice06:2919:5320:28
September equinox07:1518:5319:24
December solstice07:1516:5917:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F586164707681838280746661
Precip in2.82.53.22.74.48.37.48.56.33.72.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Plymouth 1ssw, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/227766203

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