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Benjamin Island

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Elevation
0 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Big Cockroach Mound7 m · 12.2 mi
Nearest byway
COURTNEY CAMPBELL8.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:30local time
Coordinates
27.8481, -82.5965
Benjamin Island from directly overhead

Benjamin Island is a nature reserve in Florida, at a recorded 0 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Snake Island, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. COURTNEY CAMPBELL passes 8.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
0 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cockroach MoundSSE 158°7 m12.2 mi
Sunset HillsNNW 332°5 m24.2 mi
Portavant Indian MoundS 185°1 m22.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Nature reserves: 31
Springs: 19
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3619:5620:30
September equinox07:2018:5719:28
December solstice07:1817:0517:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °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, 6 mi away.

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