Lake Verona
Lake Verona is located at the east end of Main Street within the city limits of Avon Park, Florida. While the lake covers only 41 acres, it is considered the deepest natural lake in peninsular Florida, with very steep banks, and a rapid drop-off.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Union Congregational Church and Depot Museum.
Union Congregational Church
Church
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The Union Church, also known as Union Congregational Church, is a historic United Church of Christ church building located in Avon Park, Florida. Construction began in 1890 and the first services were held in the not-quite-completed structure on September 11, 1892.
Depot Museum
Museum
The Depot Museum in Avon Park, Florida in Highlands County, Florida is a railroad museum housed in a historic 1926 railroad depot. It is operated by the Historical Society of Avon Park.
Lake Tulane
Lake
Lake Tulane in Florida is one of numerous natural lakes that occupy sinkholes, which were formed by the dissolution of Eocene limestone at depth. Lake Wales Ridge, within which Tulane Lake lies, is a linear highland that consists of unconsolidated quartz sands of the Pliocene Cypresshead Formation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avon Park and Avon Park Lakes.
Avon Park
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Avon Park is a city in Highlands County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,658, up from 8,836 at the 2010 census but down from the 2018 estimated population of 10,695.
Avon Park Lakes
Hamlet
Avon Park Lakes is a residential community of about 2,500 people in northwest Highlands County, Florida. It is bounded by Polk County, Florida, on the north and Hardee County, Florida, on the west.
Pittsburg
Hamlet
Pittsburg is an unincorporated community in southern Polk County, Florida, United States, named for the city in Pennsylvania. Its elevation is 105 feet.
Lake Verona
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highlands, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude
27.59787° or 27° 35′ 52″ northLongitude
-81.49699° or 81° 29′ 49″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
76VWHGX3+46OpenStreetMap ID
way 136652037OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
4176420Wikidata ID
Q6478254
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Verona” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Verona”
- French: “Lake Verona”
- Welsh: “Llyn Verona”
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Highlights include Donaldson Park and First Presbyterian Church.
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