Lake Anoka
Lake Anoka is a natural, almost circular lake just south of the city limits of Avon Park, Florida. The west side of the lake was filled in so US 27 could pass through that area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Tulane and Lake Lelia.
Lake Tulane
Lake
Lake Tulane in Florida is one of numerous natural lakes that occupy sinkholes, which were formed by the dissolution of Eocene limestone at depth. Lake Wales Ridge, within which Tulane Lake lies, is a linear highland that consists of unconsolidated quartz sands of the Pliocene Cypresshead Formation.
Lake Lelia
Lake
Lake Lelia is a natural fresh water lake on the south side of Avon Park, Florida. The northeast section of the lake is within the Avon Park city limits.
Depot Museum
Museum
The Depot Museum in Avon Park, Florida in Highlands County, Florida is a railroad museum housed in a historic 1926 railroad depot. It is operated by the Historical Society of Avon Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avon Park and Avon Park Lakes.
Avon Park
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Avon Park is a city in Highlands County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,658, up from 8,836 at the 2010 census but down from the 2018 estimated population of 10,695.
Avon Park Lakes
Hamlet
Avon Park Lakes is a residential community of about 2,500 people in northwest Highlands County, Florida. It is bounded by Polk County, Florida, on the north and Hardee County, Florida, on the west.
Pittsburg
Hamlet
Pittsburg is an unincorporated community in southern Polk County, Florida, United States, named for the city in Pennsylvania. Its elevation is 105 feet. Pittsburg is situated 5 miles north of Lake Anoka.
Lake Anoka
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highlands, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude
27.58056° or 27° 34′ 50″ northLongitude
-81.51209° or 81° 30′ 44″ westElevation
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
76VWHFJQ+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 238001681OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
4146105Wikidata ID
Q6474795
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Anoka” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Anoka”
- Welsh: “Llyn Anoka”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Breezeway and Stewarts Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and Hebrew Bible College.
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