Lake May
Lake May, a wedge-shaped lake, is a natural freshwater lake in southwest Winter Haven, Florida. This lake has a 49.07-acre surface area. It is bounded on the east and northeast by vacant land, on the northwest by commercial property, on the west and most of the south by vacant land and on the east and southeast by more commercial property.- Type: Lake
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Also known as: “Lake May (Florida)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Winter Haven station and Lake Shipp.
Winter Haven station
Railway station
Winter Haven station is an Amtrak train station in Winter Haven, Florida. It is served by the Floridian and Silver Meteor.
Lake Shipp
Lake
Lake Shipp is located on the Chain of Lakes in Winter Haven, Florida. Round in shape, it is a natural freshwater lake with a 276-acre surface area. The lake is bordered on the north, northwest and the southwest sides by residential areas.
Winter Haven Hospital
Hospital
Winter Haven Hospital is a hospital and health service system based in Winter Haven, Florida. The hospital is managed and supported by the Winter Haven Hospital Foundation—a 501 3 nonprofit organization—and is owned by BayCare Health System, a group of 16 not-for-profit hospitals in the Tampa Bay Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winter Haven and Inwood.
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".Inwood
Locality
Inwood is a census-designated place in Polk County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Inwood had a population of 7,031. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Eagle Lake
Village
Eagle Lake is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Most of the town being centered around a subsection of U.S. Highway 17. The population was 3,008 as of 2020.
Lake May
- Category: body of water
- Location: Polk County, Inland Florida, Florida, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.01323° or 28° 0′ 48″ north
Longitude
-81.73854° or 81° 44′ 19″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
76WW2776+7H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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