Lake Effie
Lake Effie is a very irregularly-shaped lake just west of Highway US 27, on the west edge of Lake Wales, Florida. This lake has a 105-acre surface area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Wales Municipal Airport and Twin Lakes.
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.
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.
Mountain Lodge Lake
Lake
Mountain Lodge Lake is not labelled on most maps, even though it is larger than some neighboring lakes. It has a 39.22-acre surface area and is roughly in the shape of an hourglass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Wales and Waverly.
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.
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 4 miles north of Lake Effie.
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 6 miles south of Lake Effie.
Lake Effie
- 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
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Lake Effie” goes by many names.
- French: “Lake Effie”
- Welsh: “Llyn Effie”
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