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University Of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum;Contemporary Art Museum, a museum in Florida
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University Of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum;Contemporary Art Museum, a museum in Florida
Mardcarr · CC BY-SA 4.0
University Of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum;Contemporary Art Museum, a museum in Florida
Mardcarr · CC BY-SA 4.0

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University Of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum;Contemporary Art Museum is a museum in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 13 m. LeHeup Hill stands 74 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is USF Arts Mall, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY passes 9.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum is a contemporary art museum at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. It opened at its current location adjacent to the USF College of the Arts in 1989. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and is funded by the Florida Department of State, the Florida Arts Council and the Division of Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Council of Hillsborough County, the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, and privately. CAM maintains USF's permanent collection of over 5,000 art works. A majority of the collection can be viewed in an online visual database.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1989.

Wikidata Q16928213, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
10 m
Elevation
13 m
Getting there

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Coordinates28.06350, -82.41555
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • USF Arts Mall: 0.0 mi
  • MLK Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • USF Contemplation Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Simmons Park: 0.2 mi
  • USF NPHC Plaza: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
  • USF Student Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • MOSI Molecular Structure: 0.9 mi
  • Temple Terrace Residents: 2.6 mi
  • POW-MIA: 2.6 mi
  • War Correspondents Memorial: 2.6 mi
Attractions
  • Kumba: 1.7 mi
  • Kumba: 1.7 mi
  • Congo River Rapids: 1.7 mi
  • Kumba: 1.7 mi
  • Kumba: 1.7 mi
Artworks: 53
Museums: 40
  • Science Discovery Center: 4.9 mi
  • Cracker Country: 6.1 mi
  • Tampa Baseball Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Ybor City Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Columbia Centennial Museum: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 38
Springs: 32
  • Blue Sink: 2.9 mi
  • Ewanowski Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Double Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Canal Spring: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 15
Beaches: 12
  • Gardenville Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Picnic Island Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Picnic Island Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Picnic Island Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Lithia Springs: 17.7 mi
Peaks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Ben T. Davis Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Gardens Park Picnic Table: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of University Of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum;Contemporary Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LeHeup HillNE 37°74 m21.7 mi
Nursery HillNE 37°74 m21.9 mi
Greer HillNE 41°68 m21.2 mi
Sunset HillsWNW 286°5 m23.3 mi
The UnionWNW 291°1 m24.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1019:41
June solstice06:3519:5620:30
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1817:0417:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626569748083848483777065
Precip in2.62.62.52.62.67.47.89.06.12.31.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tampa Intl AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43097398

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