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Al Lopez Park

Al Lopez Park from directly overhead

Al Lopez Park is a park in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Park, a garden 0.7 miles away. COURTNEY CAMPBELL passes 3.2 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Tampa Parks and Recreation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.98867, -82.50311

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Pirate Ship: 0.8 mi
  • Manatee Hospital: 2.5 mi
  • Manatee & Aquatic Center: 2.6 mi
  • Stingray Bay: 2.6 mi
  • Asian Gardens: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Drew Playground: 1.7 mi
  • West Park: 1.8 mi
  • Riverside Park: 1.9 mi
  • Skyland Park: 1.9 mi
  • Lincoln Gardens Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Rango the Orangutan Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Endangered Wildlife Wall: 2.7 mi
  • Francisco (Frank) Scozzari Adamo: 3.2 mi
  • Clara C. Frye: 3.2 mi
  • Blanch Armwood: 3.2 mi
Artworks
Museums: 44
Nature reserves: 40
Springs: 32
  • Sulphur Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Palma Ceia Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Blue Sink: 5.1 mi
  • Ewanowski Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Lettuce Lake Spring: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 20
Gardens: 17
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Ben T. Davis Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Gardens Park Picnic Table: 20.1 mi
  • Dude Lake Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Sunset Hills: 20.6 mi
  • Big Cockroach Mound: 21.0 mi
  • The Union: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cockroach MoundS 183°7 m21.0 mi
Sunset HillsNW 304°5 m20.6 mi
The UnionNW 309°1 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3519:5620:30
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1817:0517:40

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, 3 mi away.

  • Brown Anole66 obs
  • Muscovy Duck64 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel64 obs
  • White Ibis59 obs
  • White beggarticks59 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary27 obs
  • Blue Jay26 obs
  • Eastern Lubber Grasshopper26 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/84269089

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