Picnic Bench
Picnic Bench is a picnic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Holy Eucharist Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. PALMA SOLA HWY passes 1.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 4.3 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 4.6 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- DeSoto National Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Bishop Point: 0.6 mi
- Palma Sola Botanical Park: 1.2 mi
- Warner's Bayou Boat Ramp: 1.8 mi
- Palma Sola Scenic Highway Park: 1.8 mi
- Sound Dishes: 4.8 mi
- Big Eyes Big Ears: 4.9 mi
- Chrysalis Launcher: 4.9 mi
- Open Heart Icon: 5.2 mi
- Emerson's Studio / Store: 5.7 mi
- Manatee County Agricultural Museum: 4.1 mi
- Florida Maritime Museum: 4.4 mi
- Bishop Planetarium: 4.6 mi
- The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature: 4.6 mi
- Hernando De Soto Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Holy Eucharist Monument: 0.0 mi
- Memorial Cross: 0.0 mi
- De Soto Monument: 0.2 mi
- Tabby House Ruins: 0.2 mi
- Emergency Services Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Seven Pines: 1.3 mi
- Manatee County Beach: 4.6 mi
- East Beach: 8.2 mi
- Dog Beach: 8.4 mi
- East Beach: 8.6 mi
- Merchants Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Secret Garden: 10.7 mi
- Mabel Ringling's Rose Garden: 10.8 mi
- Drawf Garden: 10.9 mi
- Sarasota Garden Club: 13.7 mi
- Neal Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Quick Point Nature Preserve: 13.2 mi
- No Mow Area: 14.9 mi
- Clam Bayou Nature Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Camp Bayou Nature Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 3.8 mi
- Lincoln Park: 5.1 mi
- Passage Key Dolphin Tours: 5.8 mi
- Linder Turf and Tractor: 7.9 mi
- Public Beach Access Point: 10.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 1.2 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 1.8 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Gulf City: 16.9 mi
- Willow: 20.0 mi
- Weedon Island: 22.5 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 1.2 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 13.5 mi
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 6.0 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | NNE 33° | 7 m | 13.5 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | ENE 57° | 1 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 19:55 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3608231369
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- Saint Petersburg · 18 mi
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