Sarasota

Then

1. 1885

   Scottish settlers arrive in December, recruited by an Edinburgh company that bought some 60,000 acres.

2. 1902

   Sarasota incorporates as a town on October 14. It becomes a city in 1913.

3. 1927

   John Ringling moves the winter quarters of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to Sarasota.

4. 1950s

   Architects develop the Sarasota School of Architecture, a local take on mid-century modernism.

Now

On the water

From NOAA's predictions for Sarasota, Sarasota Bay, FL over the next 359 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).

Pattern

Two highs and two lows a day, one noticeably bigger than the other

Typical daily range

2.0 ft

Biggest swing

3.3 ft on Dec 24

Smallest swing

0.8 ft on May 25

Highest high

2.8 ft, Jul 4 at 12:20 PM

Lowest low

−0.9 ft, Jan 21 at 6:51 AM

21 tide stations around Sarasota

• Sarasota, Sarasota Bay0.9 mi
• Hayden Roberts Bay3.2 mi
• Longboats Key, Sarasota Bay3.6 mi
• Siesta Key, Big Sarasota Pass4.2 mi
• Whitfield Estates, Sarasota Bay5.8 mi
• Bradenton, Manatee River11.6 mi
• Ellenton, Manatee River12.3 mi
• Palma Sola Bay (South)12.4 mi
• Cortez, Sarasota Bay13.1 mi
• Redfish Point, Manatee River13.5 mi