Bok Tower
Bok Tower is a tower in Polk County, Inland Florida, Florida. Bok Tower is situated nearby to the peak Iron Mountain, as well as near the heritage site El Retiro.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iron Mountain and Bok Tower Gardens.
Iron Mountain
Peak
Iron Mountain is one of the highest points in peninsular Florida, United States and a prominent point of the Lake Wales Ridge. Rising 295 feet above sea level, The mountain contains citronelle, a hematite-containing rock that oxidizes when exposed to air and is responsible for the red-brown color of the earth.
Bok Tower Gardens
Park
Bok Tower Gardens is a 250-acre contemplative garden and bird sanctuary located atop Iron Mountain, north of Lake Wales, Florida, United States, created by Edward Bok in the 1920s.
El Retiro
Heritage site
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Retiro is a historic residence at 1151 Tower Boulvard in Lake Wales, Florida, United States. On December 12, 1985, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. El Retiro is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Bok Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Wales and Waverly.
Lake Wales
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Waverly
Locality
Waverly is a census-designated place in east-central Polk County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Waverly had a population of 661. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waverly is situated 3 miles northwest of Bok Tower.
Bok Tower
- Type: Tower
- Also known as: “Bok Sanctuary”, “Bok Tower Gardens”, and “Singing Tower”
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Polk County, Inland Florida, Florida, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.93534° or 27° 56′ 7″ northLongitude
-81.5775° or 81° 34′ 39″ westElevation
282 feet (86 metres)Open location code
76VWWCPC+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1063200805OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerGeoNames ID
4148503
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