McKissack Ponds

The McKissack Ponds are five small ponds in the city limits of Carrabelle, Franklin County, Florida, just west – 0.3 miles to 0.8 miles – of the Carrabelle–Thompson Airport, on the north and south sides of Airport Road.

Type: Lake
Description: body of water
Also known as: “McKissick Ponds”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carrabelle–Thompson Airport and Crooked River Lighthouse.

Carrabelle–Thompson Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Carrabelle–Thompson Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles west of the central business district of Carrabelle, a city in Franklin County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the Carrabelle Port and Airport Authority.

Crooked River Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Crooked River Light, also known as the Carrabelle Light, was built in 1895 to replace the Dog Island Light on Dog Island, which had been destroyed in 1875 by a hurricane.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrabelle and Lanark Village.

Carrabelle

Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Carrabelle is a city on the Forgotten Coast of Florida. It is the eastern end point of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Visitirs are drawn by its white beaches and to visit the "World's Smallest Police Station".

Lanark Village

Hamlet

Photo: The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lanark Village is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Florida, United States, located along U.S. 98, on the Gulf of Mexico. It is 5 miles east of Carrabelle, Florida. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was known as Lanark-on-the-Gulf. Lanark Village is situated 6 miles northeast of McKissack Ponds.

McKissack Ponds

Categories: group of lakes and body of water
Location: Franklin, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.84271° or 29° 50′ 34″ north

Longitude

-84.68518° or 84° 41′ 7″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

76XQR8V7+3W

GeoNames ID

4163889

Wikidata ID

Q6802012

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In Other Languages

“McKissack Ponds” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “McKissack Ponds”

Localities in the Area

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