Hillsborough County Rest Area Southbound
Hillsborough County Rest Area Southbound is a rest area in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the west, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hillsborough County Rest Area Northbound, a rest area 0.6 miles away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) passes 7.1 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Florida Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 18.9 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 20.6 mi off the COURTNEY CAMPBELL
- 22.5 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beaudette Park: 1.4 mi
- Wildcat Park: 1.5 mi
- Domino Park: 1.5 mi
- Kings Point Heritage Park: 3.9 mi
- Apollo Beach Recreation Center: 5.0 mi
- Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center: 2.1 mi
- Manatee Viewing Center: 7.1 mi
- Manatee Viewing Center: 7.1 mi
- Thrill Hill: 13.9 mi
- Lincoln Park: 14.2 mi
- Old Fish Camp Site: 2.5 mi
- Armed Forces Dedication Plaque: 3.9 mi
- Walking Club Rock: 4.0 mi
- SOCOM Memorial: 12.1 mi
- U.S. Central Command Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Morning Stars: 13.8 mi
- Bending Arc: 13.9 mi
- Myth: 14.1 mi
- Donnelly Mural: 14.6 mi
- Bask Mural: 14.6 mi
- Paleo Preserve Fossil Museum: 2.1 mi
- Florida Railroad Museum: 5.6 mi
- Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum: 7.1 mi
- Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center: 13.7 mi
- Salvador Dalí Museum: 13.9 mi
- Bahia Beach: 4.3 mi
- Apollo Beach: 5.6 mi
- Gardenville Beach: 10.3 mi
- Bahama Beach: 13.1 mi
- Picnic Island Beach: 13.5 mi
- Camp Bayou Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Little Manatee River State Park: 3.2 mi
- Golden Aster Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Alafia Scrub Nature Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Rhodine Scrub Nature Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 2.1 mi
- Cultural Grove: 13.8 mi
- Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum: 14.0 mi
- The Sage garden: 14.3 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 14.9 mi
- Boyette Spring: 14.3 mi
- Green Sink Spring: 14.7 mi
- Buckhorn South Spring: 15.2 mi
- Buckhorn West Spring: 15.3 mi
- Buckhorn East Spring: 15.4 mi
- Gulf City: 2.7 mi
- Willow: 5.6 mi
- Weedon Island: 15.3 mi
- Fort Lonesome: 16.8 mi
- Fort Brooke: 17.3 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 17.5 mi
- Picnic Bench: 18.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 19.1 mi
- Ben T. Davis Beach: 21.2 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 6.2 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 16.8 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hillsborough County Rest Area Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | W 265° | 7 m | 6.2 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | SW 229° | 1 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:11 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
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 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/698085035
Day trips start here
- Saint Petersburg · 15 mi
- Tampa · 18 mi
- Clearwater · 30 mi
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