- Elevation, modelled
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Big Cockroach Mound7 m · 8.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)9.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 27.6669, -82.3797
Dude Lake Picnic Area is a picnic site in Florida, at a modelled 6 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the west, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Manatee River State Park, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 9.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dude Lake Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | W 278° | 7 m | 8.8 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | WSW 238° | 1 m | 17.8 mi |
- 9.0 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 19.6 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 23.2 mi off the COURTNEY CAMPBELL
- 23.5 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Fish Camp Site: 1.2 mi
- Walking Club Rock: 3.3 mi
- Armed Forces Dedication Plaque: 3.3 mi
- Daughters Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Sundial: 13.4 mi
- Kings Point Heritage Park: 3.2 mi
- Wildcat Park: 3.5 mi
- Beaudette Park: 4.3 mi
- Domino Park: 4.4 mi
- Florida Railroad Park: 5.9 mi
- Open Heart Icon: 16.0 mi
- Big Eyes Big Ears: 16.3 mi
- Sound Dishes: 16.4 mi
- Morning Stars: 16.8 mi
- Bending Arc: 16.9 mi
- Paleo Preserve Fossil Museum: 1.3 mi
- Florida Railroad Museum: 2.6 mi
- Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum: 6.0 mi
- Manatee County Agricultural Museum: 15.9 mi
- Bishop Planetarium: 16.5 mi
- Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center: 1.3 mi
- Manatee Viewing Center: 8.8 mi
- Manatee Viewing Center: 8.8 mi
- Lincoln Park: 14.6 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 15.7 mi
- Bahia Beach: 7.3 mi
- Apollo Beach: 7.4 mi
- Gardenville Beach: 11.9 mi
- Bahama Beach: 15.8 mi
- Picnic Island Beach: 16.4 mi
- Little Manatee River State Park: 0.6 mi
- Camp Bayou Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Golden Aster Nature Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Rhodine Scrub Nature Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Alafia Scrub Nature Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.3 mi
- Cultural Grove: 16.8 mi
- Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum: 17.1 mi
- The Sage garden: 17.3 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 17.9 mi
- Boyette Spring: 14.4 mi
- Green Sink Spring: 15.1 mi
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 15.6 mi
- Buckhorn South Spring: 15.9 mi
- Buckhorn West Spring: 16.0 mi
- Willow: 2.6 mi
- Gulf City: 5.7 mi
- Fort Lonesome: 14.5 mi
- Weedon Island: 18.3 mi
- Fort Brooke: 19.5 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 18.2 mi
- Picnic Bench: 19.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 20.1 mi
- Ben T. Davis Beach: 23.9 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 8.8 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 17.8 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 12.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
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 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 64 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tampa BAY Area WFO, 3 mi away.
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