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Zephyrhills Museum of Military History

Zephyrhills Museum of Military History from directly overhead

Zephyrhills Museum of Military History is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Lakeland Highlands stands 81 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park 0.3 miles away. SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY passes 23 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Zephyrhills Museum of Military History is a history museum located in Zephyrhills, Florida. The museum is located at the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, and is a renovated infirmary from World War II. The Museum is operated by the Zephyrhills Museum of Military History, Inc. which is a non-profit organization, and all workers at the museum are volunteers. The museum has over 1200 artifacts from the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the September 11 attacks. Some items from the museum are several aircraft, uniforms, weapons, and wartime supplies.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2001.

Wikidata Q134277615, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates28.23076, -82.16343
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Depot Park: 0.5 mi
  • Krusen field: 0.5 mi
  • Gunner Paw Park: 0.8 mi
  • Clock Plaza: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Upper Hillsborough Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Cone Ranch: 6.6 mi
  • Dairy Farm: 8.0 mi
  • Oakridge: 8.7 mi
  • Cone Ranch: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 55
  • Giraffe Ranch: 15.1 mi
  • Florida Estates Winery: 15.9 mi
  • Caliente Resort and Spa: 18.5 mi
  • Paradise Lakes Resort: 18.9 mi
  • Debs Whistle Stop Depot: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 20
Springs: 19
  • Crystal Swamp 1 Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Crystal Swamp 2 Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Crystal 6 Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Crystal 5 Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Crystal Composite Spring: 3.6 mi
Museums: 14
  • Zephyrhills Depot Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Dade City Heritage and Cultural Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Dade City Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Dinosaur World: 14.1 mi
  • Plant City Union Station Museum: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 8
Artworks: 8
Peaks: 7
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gardens Park Picnic Table: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lakeland HighlandsSE 141°81 m23.8 mi
Munden HillNNW 338°80 m23.3 mi
LeHeup HillNNW 338°74 m6.2 mi
Nursery HillNNW 340°74 m6.4 mi
Hickory HillNNW 339°73 m18.7 mi
Greer HillNNW 341°68 m4.8 mi
Rattlesnake RidgeENE 71°37 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:3319:5520:29
September equinox07:1818:5619:27
December solstice07:1717:0317:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606366717780818180746762
Precip in3.12.43.23.13.08.38.18.36.63.11.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint LEO, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/665248627

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