Shark Encounter

Shark Encounter is a building in Orange, Florida. Shark Encounter is situated nearby to the garden Tenser’s Tortoise Trail, as well as near Mako.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include SeaWorld Orlando and Kraken.

SeaWorld Orlando

Theme park

Photo: Tim Ross, Public domain.

SeaWorld Orlando is an animal theme park located just outside Orlando, Florida. Although separately gated, it is often promoted with neighboring parks Discovery Cove and Aquatica as well as Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, all of which are owned and operated by United Parks & Resorts. SeaWorld Orlando is situated 520 feet northwest of Shark Encounter.

Kraken

Photo: Cybjorg, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Kraken is a steel roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando in Orlando, Florida, United States. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened as the second longest floorless coaster in the world on June 1, 2000, with a track length measuring 4,177 feet. Kraken is situated 750 feet northeast of Shark Encounter.

Manta

Photo: Machristopher, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Manta is a steel flying roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando in Orlando, Florida, United States. The attraction allows guests to encounter numerous species of ray before boarding a manta ray-shaped train that takes them on a 3,359-foot-long roller coaster ride above the park, reaching top speeds of 56 miles per hour. Manta is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Shark Encounter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Williamsburg and Tangelo Park.

Williamsburg

Town

Williamsburg is a census-designated place in Orange County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Williamsburg had a population of 7,908. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Tangelo Park

Town

Tangelo Park is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tangelo Park had a population of 2,459. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Tangelo Park is situated 3½ miles north of Shark Encounter.

Hunter’s Creek

Town

Hunter's Creek is a master planned, unincorporated community and census-designated place in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hunter’s Creek is situated 4 miles southeast of Shark Encounter.

Shark Encounter

Type: Building
Location: Orange, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude

28.40979° or 28° 24′ 35″ north

Longitude

-81.45967° or 81° 27′ 35″ west

Open location code

76WWCG5R+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 332481030

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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