Lake Wales Sand Plant
Lake Wales Sand Plant is a mine in Polk County, Inland Florida, Florida. Lake Wales Sand Plant is situated nearby to the park Bok Tower Gardens, as well as near the peak Iron Mountain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Wales Medical Center and Bok Tower Gardens.
Lake Wales Medical Center
Hospital
AdventHealth Polk South Inc doing business as AdventHealth Lake Wales, is a non-profit hospital campus in Lake Wales, Florida, United States owned by AdventHealth. Lake Wales Medical Center is situated 1½ miles southwest of Lake Wales Sand Plant.
Bok Tower Gardens
Park
Iron Mountain
Peak
Iron Mountain is one of the highest points in peninsular Florida, United States and a prominent point of the Lake Wales Ridge. Rising 295 feet above sea level, The mountain contains citronelle, a hematite-containing rock that oxidizes when exposed to air and is responsible for the red-brown color of the earth. Iron Mountain is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lake Wales Sand Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Wales and Babson Park.
Lake Wales
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Wales is a small city in eastern Polk County, Florida. The city is in the middle of a long, narrow region known as the Lake Wales Ridge. The Lake Wales Ridge was the first part of the Florida Peninsula to rise above sea level, beginning as a series of small sandy islands not unlike the Florida Keys today.
Babson Park
Locality
Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Babson Park is a census-designated place in Polk County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Babson Park had a population of 1,330. It is also the home of Webber International University. Babson Park is situated 5 miles south of Lake Wales Sand Plant.
Waverly
Locality
Waverly is a census-designated place in east-central Polk County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Waverly had a population of 661. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waverly is situated 5 miles northwest of Lake Wales Sand Plant.
Lake Wales Sand Plant
- Type: Mine
- Categories: quarry and industry
- Location: Polk County, Inland Florida, Florida, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.91218° or 27° 54′ 44″ northLongitude
-81.54797° or 81° 32′ 53″ westOpen location code
76VWWF62+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 585375905OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mine
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Satellite Map
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