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Cotson Park

Cotson Park from directly overhead

Cotson Park is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Medley Landfill stands 81 m to the west-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Park, a park 0.5 miles away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates25.84303, -80.29282

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Miami Springs: 2.1 mi
  • Art at doral: 5.4 mi
  • Give Love: 6.3 mi
  • Yoda: Stop War: 6.5 mi
  • Frei Otto Tent: 6.5 mi
Attractions
Historic sites: 53
  • Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Freedom Plaza: 6.0 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • Venetian Pool: 6.8 mi
  • Our Heroes -: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 17
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 12
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Table: 18.1 mi
  • Picnic Table: 18.2 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Medley Landfill: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Inverrary Waterfalls: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Medley LandfillWNW 287°81 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0319:33
June solstice06:3119:4320:16
September equinox07:1018:4919:19
December solstice07:0417:0117:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F677072767982838482797470
Precip in2.02.32.83.86.111.47.910.011.58.24.02.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hialeah, 2 mi away.

  • Brown Anole64 obs
  • Northern Curly-tailed Lizard46 obs
  • Rainbow Whiptail32 obs
  • Muscovy Duck31 obs
  • House Sparrow31 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird30 obs
  • Green Iguana24 obs
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove23 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/236157007

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