Hillsborough River State Park
Hillsborough River State Park is a park in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Lakeland Highlands stands 81 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Foster State Historic Site, a historic site 0.5 miles away. SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY passes 19 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Florida State Park
How to reach it
- 18.8 mi off the SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY
- 23.3 mi off the COURTNEY CAMPBELL
- 29.3 mi off the SCENIC SUMTER HERITAGE BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Foster State Historic Site: 0.6 mi
- Crystal Springs Park: 3.4 mi
- Branchton Park: 3.5 mi
- Meadow Pointe III Community Association: 4.4 mi
- City of Tampa Park: 4.5 mi
- Montu: 14.0 mi
- Montu: 14.0 mi
- Montu: 14.0 mi
- Montu: 14.0 mi
- Montu: 14.1 mi
- Fort Foster State Historic Site: 0.5 mi
- Welcome to Polk County Citrus Center: 12.0 mi
- Eureka Springs Park: 12.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Temple Terrace Residents: 12.5 mi
- Dairy Farm: 1.2 mi
- Oakridge: 2.3 mi
- Cone Ranch: 4.3 mi
- Cone Ranch: 7.5 mi
- Upper Hillsborough Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Crystal Swamp 3 Spring: 3.3 mi
- Crystal 4 Spring: 3.4 mi
- Crystal Springs: 3.4 mi
- Crystal Composite Spring: 3.4 mi
- Crystal 5 Spring: 3.4 mi
- Zephyrhills Depot Museum: 6.6 mi
- Zephyrhills Museum of Military History: 6.8 mi
- Dinosaur World: 8.7 mi
- Plant City Union Station Museum: 11.3 mi
- Plant City Photo Archives: 11.3 mi
- Recyclosaurus: 12.6 mi
- Solar Rotary: 12.8 mi
- Dr. King Bust: 12.8 mi
- Maze: 13.0 mi
- Angel of Hope: 13.2 mi
- USF Botanical Garden: 13.5 mi
- Harvest Hope Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- HCC Food Forest: 14.1 mi
- Teaching Garden: 17.5 mi
- GEICO Topiary: 17.7 mi
- Greer Hill: 10.4 mi
- LeHeup Hill: 11.5 mi
- Nursery Hill: 11.7 mi
- Lakeland Highlands: 22.9 mi
- Hickory Hill: 23.2 mi
- Gardens Park Picnic Table: 16.4 mi
- Ben T. Davis Beach: 24.5 mi
- Lithia Springs: 19.6 mi
- Gardenville Beach: 23.7 mi
- Fort Brooke: 20.0 mi
- Green Pond: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hillsborough River State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Highlands | SE 124° | 81 m | 22.9 mi |
| LeHeup Hill | N 8° | 74 m | 11.5 mi |
| Nursery Hill | N 8° | 74 m | 11.7 mi |
| Hickory Hill | N 353° | 73 m | 23.2 mi |
| Greer Hill | NNE 13° | 68 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 69 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 69 | 65 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plant City, 10 mi away.
- Brown Anole165 obs
- American Alligator149 obs
- American beautyberry102 obs
- Christmas lichen90 obs
- Eastern Lubber Grasshopper88 obs
- resurrection fern82 obs
- Shiny-leaved Wild Coffee70 obs
- velvet-leafed wild coffee67 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/35014944
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