Buck Lake

Buck Lake is a lake in Highlands, Florida. Buck Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Childs, as well as near Bairs Den.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grassy Lake and Lake Placid.

Grassy Lake

Grassy lake, also sometimes called Lake Grassy, is a long, narrow lake south of the city of Lake Placid, Florida. It has a surface area of 529.91-acre.

Lake Placid, a gourd-shaped lake, has a surface area of 3,406.03 acres. This lake is south of the city of Lake Placid, Florida; it is just outside the south city limits of the city. Lake Placid is situated 2 miles northwest of Buck Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Placid Lakes and Lake Placid.

Placid Lakes

Locality

Placid Lakes is an unincorporated community in Highlands County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,054 according to the 2000 census, at which time it was a census-designated place. Placid Lakes is situated 4 miles west of Buck Lake.

Lake Placid

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Lake Placid is a town in Highlands County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Sebring, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,360, up from 2,223 at the 2010 census.

Hicoria

Hamlet

Hicoria was a town in Highlands County, Florida. The site is listed as a populated place by GNIS. The town was situated 5 miles south of Lake Placid and was established in the 1890s. Hicoria is situated 6 miles south of Buck Lake.

Buck Lake

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Highlands, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude

27.23588° or 27° 14′ 9″ north

Longitude

-81.33591° or 81° 20′ 9″ west

Elevation

112 feet (34 metres)

Open location code

76VW6MP7+9J

GeoNames ID

4149193

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