Peterson Park
Peterson Park is a park in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Chinsegut Hill stands 82 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Giraffe Ranch, a attraction 2.1 miles away. SCENIC SUMTER HERITAGE BYWAY passes 8.3 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 18 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the SCENIC SUMTER HERITAGE BYWAY
- 17.1 mi off the SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY
Named places within 25 miles
- Ridge Manor Community Park: 2.8 mi
- Richloam Fire Tower Trailhead: 5.3 mi
- John S. Burks Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
- Richloam Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- San antonio train depot: 10.3 mi
- Perry Oldenburg Wildlife and Environmental Area: 12.7 mi
- Coloniel Robins: 13.4 mi
- Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Beville Ranch Conservation Easement: 16.7 mi
- Green Swamp Authority Land Protection Agreements: 16.9 mi
- Crystal Swamp 1 Spring: 19.9 mi
- Crystal Swamp 3 Spring: 20.0 mi
- Crystal Swamp 2 Spring: 20.1 mi
- Crystal 6 Spring: 20.2 mi
- Crystal 5 Spring: 20.2 mi
- Hickory Hill: 4.7 mi
- Munden Hill: 8.2 mi
- Kirk Hill: 10.1 mi
- Tucker Hill: 10.2 mi
- Nursery Hill: 10.9 mi
- Giraffe Ranch: 2.1 mi
- Boyette Citrus and Attaction: 6.7 mi
- Florida Estates Winery: 15.6 mi
- Historic Duval House: 19.9 mi
- Crews Lake lookout tower: 21.4 mi
- Dade City Museum: 6.9 mi
- Dade City Heritage and Cultural Museum: 7.7 mi
- May-Stringer House: 12.5 mi
- 1885 Train Depot Museum: 12.6 mi
- Zephyrhills Museum of Military History: 17.0 mi
- Dade Battlefield Historic State Park: 12.9 mi
- Log Breast Works: 12.9 mi
- Old Glory Plaque: 13.4 mi
- Welcome to Polk County Citrus Center: 16.6 mi
- F1RST Rubble Pile 1: 21.2 mi
- Sumter County Rest Area Northbound: 7.6 mi
- Pasco County Rest Area Northbound: 20.7 mi
- Green Pond: 21.4 mi
- Villa City: 23.2 mi
- Rock Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Gardens Park Picnic Table: 20.9 mi
- Buccaneer Bay: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peterson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinsegut Hill | NW 314° | 82 m | 14.3 mi |
| Munden Hill | NW 306° | 80 m | 8.2 mi |
| Nursery Hill | S 181° | 74 m | 10.9 mi |
| LeHeup Hill | S 181° | 74 m | 11.2 mi |
| Hickory Hill | W 277° | 73 m | 4.7 mi |
| Greer Hill | S 178° | 68 m | 12.4 mi |
| Kirk Hill | NW 318° | 65 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bailey Hill | WNW 297° | 64 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 19:56 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 17:02 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 67 | 62 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint LEO, 10 mi away.
- White-crowned Sparrow9 obs
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck6 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk5 obs
- Spotted Sunfish5 obs
- Eastern Meadowlark4 obs
- Vesper Sparrow4 obs
- cabbage palmetto4 obs
- Common Ground Dove3 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 way/1201233712
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