Nathan Benderson Park
Nathan Benderson Park is a park in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Hallow Family Park, a park 1.3 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 5.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 14.2 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 15.3 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
- 22.2 mi off the LEMON BAY/MYAKKA TRL
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 3 mi
- Lemon Bay Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Hallow Family Park: 1.3 mi
- Fruitville Park: 1.8 mi
- University Place Community Park: 2.0 mi
- Longwood Park: 2.1 mi
- Waterside Park: 2.3 mi
- Founder's 50 Monument: 2.3 mi
- Owen N. Burns: 5.7 mi
- Selby Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Braden Castle Ruins: 10.2 mi
- Emergency Services Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Linder Turf and Tractor: 7.7 mi
- Public Beach Access Point: 10.9 mi
- Airboat & Tram Rides: 12.5 mi
- Lincoln Park: 12.8 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 13.3 mi
- Sarasota Art Museum: 5.4 mi
- Sarasota Art Museum: 5.4 mi
- Sarasota Art Museum: 5.4 mi
- Museum of Botany & the Arts: 5.9 mi
- Historical Exhibits & Education Center: 5.9 mi
- Red Bug Slough Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Red Bug Slough Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Quick Point Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Historic Spanish Point: 11.6 mi
- Scherer Thaxton Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Indian Beach: 6.2 mi
- Siesta Beach: 9.3 mi
- Crescent Beach: 9.4 mi
- Crescent Beach: 9.4 mi
- Sarasota Beach: 9.4 mi
- Open Book Gateway: 2.4 mi
- The Spirit of Sarasota: 5.5 mi
- SpreadX Web Design and Marketing: 5.9 mi
- Shifting Landscape: 5.9 mi
- Enigma: 6.0 mi
- Fruitville Reading Garden: 2.3 mi
- Sarasota Audubon Native Garden: 3.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.9 mi
- Fragrence Garden: 5.9 mi
- Edible Garden: 5.9 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 13.9 mi
- Picnic Bench: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 16.0 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Manasota Beach Picnic Shelter: 24.8 mi
- Caloosa Indian Mound: 12.8 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 15.4 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 22.2 mi
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 10.6 mi
- Warm Mineral Spring: 24.4 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nathan Benderson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | N 349° | 7 m | 22.2 mi |
| Caloosa Indian Mound | ESE 113° | 6 m | 12.8 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | NW 317° | 1 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 19:54 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:06 | 17:41 |
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 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 69 | 65 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradenton 5 ESE, 6 mi away.
- Little Blue Heron71 obs
- Limpkin58 obs
- Anhinga53 obs
- Boat-tailed Grackle49 obs
- Brown Anole48 obs
- Sandhill Crane45 obs
- Common Gallinule40 obs
- Tricolored Heron38 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/594703597
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