De Soto Monument
De Soto Monument is a monument in Manatee County, Florida. De Soto Monument is situated nearby to the tourism office Visitor Center, as well as near the protected area De Soto National Memorial.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Palma Sola Botanical Park is situated 1¼ miles southwest of De Soto Monument.
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 2 miles east of De Soto Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palma Sola and Cortez.
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.
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 De Soto Monument.
Palmetto
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Palmetto is a city in Manatee County. Destinations in nearby Ellenton are also included within this article.
De Soto Monument
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Manatee County, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude
27.52372° or 27° 31′ 25″ northLongitude
-82.64443° or 82° 38′ 40″ westOpen location code
76VVG9F4+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1314062665OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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