Lake Altamaha
Lake Altamaha is on the south side of Lake Wales, Florida, just east of Highway US 27. To the east is Miami Street and citrus groves. To the south is a motel and to the north is another motel and an abandoned restaurant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Twin Lakes and Lake Wales Municipal Airport.
Twin Lakes
Lake
The Twin Lakes of Lake Wales, Florida, are two small natural freshwater lakes on the south side of the city. Sometimes they are simply called Twin Lakes, but sometimes they are individually called Twin Lake West and Twin Lake East.
Lake Wales Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
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Lake Wales Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located 2 miles west of the central business district of the city of Lake Wales in Polk County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned.
Lake Wales Medical Center
Hospital
AdventHealth Lake Wales is a non-profit hospital campus in Lake Wales, Florida, United States owned by AdventHealth. It was purchased from Community Health Systems in May 2019. Lake Wales Medical Center is situated 2 miles east of Lake Altamaha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Wales and Crooked Lake Park.
Lake Wales
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Lake Wales is a small city in eastern Polk County, Florida. The city is in the middle of a long, narrow region known as the Lake Wales Ridge. The Lake Wales Ridge was the first part of the Florida Peninsula to rise above sea level, beginning as a series of small sandy islands not unlike the Florida Keys today.
Crooked Lake Park
Village
Crooked Lake Park is a census-designated place in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,682 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Crooked Lake Park is situated 4½ miles south of Lake Altamaha.
Waverly
Locality
Waverly is a census-designated place in east-central Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,927 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waverly is situated 5 miles north of Lake Altamaha.
Lake Altamaha
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Category: body of water
- Location: Polk County, Inland Florida, Florida, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Altamaha from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Altamaha” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Altamaha”
- French: “Lake Altamaha”
- Welsh: “Llyn Altamaha”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Garden Cemetery and Lake Warren.
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