- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Big Cockroach Mound7 m · 24.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)1.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 27.3349, -82.5751
Ken Thompson Park is a park in Florida, at a modelled 1 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Save Our Seabirds, a museum 0.1 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 1.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ken Thompson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | N 8° | 7 m | 24.4 mi |
| Caloosa Indian Mound | E 98° | 6 m | 19.3 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | NNW 347° | 1 m | 13.9 mi |
- 1.7 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 10.3 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
- 11.7 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 22.2 mi off the LEMON BAY/MYAKKA TRL
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 9 mi
- Lemon Bay Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sarasota Bay Walk: 0.3 mi
- Overlook Park: 0.5 mi
- Bird Key Park: 1.0 mi
- Causeway Park: 1.1 mi
- Eloise Werlin Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Selby Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Owen N. Burns: 2.2 mi
- Founder's 50 Monument: 9.6 mi
- Lilly: 11.1 mi
- Emergency Services Memorial: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 24
- Public Beach Access Point: 4.6 mi
- Linder Turf and Tractor: 7.7 mi
- Passage Key Dolphin Tours: 10.5 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 13.2 mi
- Lincoln Park: 13.4 mi
Museums: 22
- Save Our Seabirds: 0.1 mi
- Historical Exhibits & Education Center: 1.8 mi
- Museum of Botany & the Arts: 2.2 mi
- Sarasota Art Museum: 2.9 mi
- Sarasota Art Museum: 2.9 mi
Beaches: 20
- Indian Beach: 2.3 mi
- Public Beach Access 2: 4.1 mi
- Public Beach Access 3: 4.2 mi
- Sarasota Beach: 4.5 mi
- Siesta Beach: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Quick Point Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Red Bug Slough Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Red Bug Slough Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Historic Spanish Point: 10.2 mi
- Neal Preserve: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 17
- Unconditional Surrender: 1.7 mi
- Enigma: 1.8 mi
- Omphalos: 1.8 mi
- Shifting Landscape: 1.8 mi
- Olympic Wannabes Statue: 1.9 mi
Gardens: 12
- Sarasota Garden Club: 1.7 mi
- Green Roof: 2.2 mi
- Bromeliad Garden: 2.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.2 mi
- Edible Garden: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Bench: 13.5 mi
- Manasota Beach Picnic Shelter: 24.5 mi
Peaks: 3
- Portavant Indian Mound: 13.9 mi
- Caloosa Indian Mound: 19.3 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Rocky Bluff: 14.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 17:07 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 77 | 70 | 65 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sarasota Bradenton AP, 5 mi away.
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