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Saint Petersburg Museum of History, a museum in Florida
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Saint Petersburg Museum of History is a museum in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Myth, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 11 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The St. Petersburg Museum of History (SPMOH) is a history museum located in St. Petersburg, Florida, dedicated to covering the area's history. As of 2025, the museum's director is Rui Farias.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14686415, matched on coordinates and name (23 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates27.77399, -82.63060
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Myth: 0.0 mi
  • Bending Arc: 0.1 mi
  • Morning Stars: 0.2 mi
  • Donnelly Mural: 0.7 mi
  • Bask Mural: 0.8 mi
Parks
  • Downtown Waterfront Park: 0.1 mi
  • Saint Pete Pier District: 0.1 mi
  • South Straub Park: 0.1 mi
  • North Straub Park: 0.2 mi
  • Spa Beach Park: 0.2 mi
Attractions
  • Historic Banyan Tree: 0.6 mi
  • Thrill Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Utopiary Land: 2.9 mi
  • City of Pinellas Park F-16 Aircraft Monument: 7.4 mi
  • Skyzone Trampoline Park: 10.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 43
Beaches: 23
  • Spa Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Bahama Beach: 4.2 mi
  • South Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Picnic Island Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Island Beach: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 23
  • No Mow Area: 2.5 mi
  • Placido Bayou Reserves West: 2.8 mi
  • Clam Bayou Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
  • Ross Island: 4.6 mi
  • Snake Island: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 17
Springs: 14
  • Palma Ceia Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Manatee Mineral Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Buckhorn South Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Buckhorn West Spring: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Big Cockroach Mound: 9.1 mi
  • Portavant Indian Mound: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cockroach MoundSE 133°7 m9.1 mi
Portavant Indian MoundS 179°1 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3619:5620:30
September equinox07:2018:5819:28
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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/563870383

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