Carter Road Park
Carter Road Park is a park in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Iron Mountain stands 88 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Loyce E. Harpe Park, a park 0.2 miles away. THE RIDGE HWY passes 22 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the THE RIDGE HWY
Named places within 25 miles
- Loyce E. Harpe Park: 0.2 mi
- Se7en Wetlands - Loyce E. Harpe Park Entrance: 0.4 mi
- Seven Wetlands (Se7en Wetlands): 0.8 mi
- Se7en Wetlands Park: 1.0 mi
- Se7en Wetlands - Lakeland Highlands Scrub Entrance: 1.3 mi
- Circle B Bar Reserve: 7.3 mi
- Marshall Hampton Reserve: 9.2 mi
- Tenoroc Fish Management Area: 12.2 mi
- Tenoroc Public Use Area: 12.7 mi
- Cone Ranch: 15.5 mi
- Black Tiger Airsoft: 10.7 mi
- W. Henry Lewis House Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
- Imagination Pavilion: 16.9 mi
- Mia's Riding Adventure: 17.0 mi
- The Grand Carousel: 17.0 mi
- Lithia Minor Spring: 17.1 mi
- Lithia Major Spring: 17.1 mi
- Boyette Spring: 19.8 mi
- Green Sink Spring: 20.2 mi
- Buckhorn East Spring: 21.0 mi
- Mulberry Cultural Center: 2.5 mi
- Mulberry Phosphate Museum: 2.6 mi
- Florida Air Museum: 5.5 mi
- Florida Southern College Planetarium: 7.0 mi
- Polk Museum: 7.5 mi
- Welcome to Polk County Citrus Center: 8.9 mi
- The Florida Pool: 16.8 mi
- Brandon Family Cemetery: 19.6 mi
- Sinkhole Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Fort Foster State Historic Site: 21.9 mi
- GEICO Topiary: 4.6 mi
- Lynn's Garden: 7.0 mi
- Hollis Gardens: 7.8 mi
- Auburndale Rotary Butterfly Garden: 14.0 mi
- HCC Food Forest: 22.8 mi
- Lakeland Highlands: 3.5 mi
- Sand Mountain: 16.9 mi
- Iron Mountain: 23.4 mi
- Brewster: 12.3 mi
- Fort Lonesome: 19.2 mi
- Butterfly Gate: 14.1 mi
- Lithia Springs: 17.1 mi
- Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carter Road Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | E 89° | 88 m | 23.4 mi |
| Lakeland Highlands | NE 48° | 81 m | 3.5 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SSE 147° | 39 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 19:54 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:03 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 62 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 69 | 65 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeland 2, 6 mi away.
- American Alligator43 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk41 obs
- Gulf Fritillary33 obs
- Great Blue Heron24 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk24 obs
- Variable Dancer24 obs
- Phasey Bean21 obs
- White Ibis19 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1291785321
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