Lake Dexter
Lake Dexter, which is somewhat apostrophe shaped, is a natural freshwater lake in southeast Winter Haven, Florida. This lake has a 166-acre surface area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Legoland Florida and Cypress Gardens.
Legoland Florida
Theme park
Photo: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Legoland Florida Resort is a vacation destination in Winter Haven, Florida. The resort features the Legoland Florida theme park itself, the Legoland Water Park, three on-site accommodations and a separately-ticketed on-site park based on Hasbro's British children's animated series Peppa Pig that opened on February 24, 2022.
Cypress Gardens
Photo: Bruchey, Public domain.
Cypress Gardens was a botanical garden and theme park near Winter Haven, Florida that operated from 1936 to 2009. As of 2011, the botanical garden portion had been preserved inside Legoland Florida.
Lake Summit
Lake
Lake Summit is a natural freshwater lake in Winter Haven, Florida. It has a 65.97-acre surface area and is somewhat oval in shape. It has two small coves on its north side.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cypress Gardens and Wahneta.
Cypress Gardens
Locality
Cypress Gardens is a census-designated place in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,169 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cypress Gardens is situated 2½ miles north of Lake Dexter.
Wahneta
Locality
Wahneta is a census-designated place in central Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,731 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wahneta is situated 3½ miles southwest of Lake Dexter.
Winter Haven
Winter Haven is the second largest city in Polk County, Florida. The city was an agricultural center, but in the 1990s and 2000s, it has become a largely residential and manufacturing city. Winter Haven is home to Legoland and the "Chain of Lakes".
Lake Dexter
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Florida
- Category: lake
- Location: Polk County, Inland Florida, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude
27.99036° or 27° 59′ 25″ northLongitude
-81.68062° or 81° 40′ 50″ westElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Open location code
76VWX8R9+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 83581892OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Dexter” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Dexter (lanaw sa Estados Unidos, Florida, Polk County)”
- Cebuano: “Lake Dexter”
- French: “Lake Dexter”
- Welsh: “Llyn Dexter”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Lake Dexter”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cypress Gardens and Eloise Woods.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Royal Joust and Peppa Pig Theme Park Florida.
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