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Spongeorama Sponge Factory

Spongeorama Sponge Factory from directly overhead

Spongeorama Sponge Factory is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Sunset Hills stands 5 m to the west, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cocoris Park, a park 0.2 miles away. SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY passes 13 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates28.15583, -82.75880

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cocoris Park: 0.2 mi
  • Tarpon Springs Circle Park: 0.3 mi
  • Splash Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pinellas Trail Recreation & Fitness Park: 0.3 mi
  • Craig Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
Historic sites: 55
Artworks: 38
Nature reserves: 28
  • Anderson Park: 2.0 mi
  • James E. Grey Preserve: 6.6 mi
  • Lake Dan Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
  • Lake Dan Nature Preserve: 7.1 mi
  • Lake Dan Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
Museums: 23
  • Safford House Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Replay Amusement Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Tarpon Springs Historical Train Depot Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Leepa-Rattner Mueseum of Art: 2.5 mi
  • The American Arts and Crafts Movement Museum: 3.1 mi
Springs: 16
  • Health Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Sage Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Cauldron Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Reflection Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Salt Spring: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 11
Gardens: 11
Peaks: 3
  • Sunset Hills: 1.4 mi
  • The Union: 3.0 mi
  • Buzzards Roost: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Ben T. Davis Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Gardens Park Picnic Table: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunset HillsW 273°5 m1.4 mi
The UnionNW 321°1 m3.0 mi
Buzzards RoostNNE 13°1 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3619:5720:31
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:1917:0517:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606367727882838381766862
Precip in3.02.53.12.72.47.19.19.77.03.21.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tarpon Spgs Sewage PLT, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/301417961

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