Manatee River
The Manatee River is a 36-mile-long river in Manatee County, Florida. The river forms in the northeastern corner of Manatee County and flows into the Gulf of Mexico at the southern edge of Tampa Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include De Soto National Memorial and Palma Sola Botanical Park.
De Soto National Memorial
Protected area
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De Soto National Memorial is a national memorial located in Manatee County, approximately five miles west of Bradenton, Florida. The national memorial commemorates the 1539 landing of Hernando de Soto and the first extensive organized exploration by Europeans of what is now the southern United States.
Palma Sola Botanical Park
Park
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Palma Sola Botanical Park is a botanical garden located at 9800 17th Avenue N.W. Bradenton, Florida, United States. The park showcases collections of rare palms, fruits, and flowering trees, as well as three lakes, a butterfly garden, gazebo, and pavilion.
Snead Island
Island
Snead Island is a small island to the west of Palmetto, Florida. The island is primarily residential, although there are two private dry boat storage facilities or boatworks located on the island. Snead Island is situated 2½ miles east of Manatee River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palma Sola and Holmes Beach.
Palma Sola
Hamlet
Palma Sola is an unincorporated area of Manatee County, Florida, United States. The botanical garden in Bradenton, Florida is known as the Palma Sola Botanical Garden. Palma Sola is situated 2 miles southeast of Manatee River.
Holmes Beach
Village
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Holmes Beach is a city on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,010, down from 3,836 at the 2010 census. Holmes Beach is situated 4 miles southwest of Manatee River.
Cortez
Locality
Cortez, a census-designated place in Manatee County, Florida, United States, is a small Gulf Coast commercial fishing village that was founded by settlers from North Carolina in the 1880s. Cortez is situated 4½ miles south of Manatee River.
Manatee River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Florida, United States
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Manatee County, Florida, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Manatee River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Manatee”
- Catalan: “Manatee”
- Cebuano: “Manatee River”
- French: “Manatee River”
- French: “Manatee”
- Irish: “Abhainn Manatee”
- Persian: “ماناته ریور”
- Tajik: “Манатӣ”
- Tajik: “Монотҳ ревир”
- Venetian: “Manatee”
- Welsh: “Afon Manatee”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Terra Mana and Palma Sola Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Emerson Point and Pillsbury Mound Preserve.
Manatee County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bradenton, Palmetto, Anna Maria Island, and Longboat Key.
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