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Crooked Lake Sandhill

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Elevation, modelled
50 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Iron Mountain88 m · 8.6 mi
Nearest byway
THE RIDGE HWY0.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:26local time
Coordinates
27.8135, -81.5507
Crooked Lake Sandhill from directly overhead

Crooked Lake Sandhill is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled 50 m. Iron Mountain stands 88 m to the north, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Crooked Lake Prairie, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. THE RIDGE HWY passes 0.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Operated by
Polk County Parks and Natural Resources Division

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron MountainN 349°88 m8.6 mi
Lakeland HighlandsWNW 295°81 m24.7 mi
Sand MountainWSW 249°39 m16.9 mi
Horseshoe Creek HillN 359°32 m23.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:38
June solstice06:3219:5220:26
September equinox07:1518:5319:24
December solstice07:1417:0117:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626569747882838381766965
Precip in2.62.22.82.43.68.97.88.16.93.21.82.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Lake, 9 mi away.

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