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Lake Josephine is a freshwater lake in Highlands County, Florida, located between the city of Sebring and the town of Lake Placid. The lake, three distinct bodies of water connected by narrow parts of the lake, has a total surface area of 1,248.87-acre (5,054,000 m 2). Lake Josephine's south and west sides are bordered in most places by ...
The IJsselmeer [a] (Dutch: [ˌɛisəlˈmeːr] ⓘ; West Frisian: Iselmar, Dutch Low Saxon: Iesselmeer), also known as Lake IJssel in English, [3] is a closed-off freshwater lake in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland.
Lake Placid has 47 murals painted on buildings throughout the town, [6] and 98 percent of the world's caladium bulbs come from Lake Placid. [7] There are 14 caladium farms, spanning 1,200 acres, and these plants have been grown in the area since the 1940s. [8] In 2013, Reader's Digest named Lake Placid America's Most Interesting Town. [9] [10]
US 27 south-southeast of Lake Placid: Former SR 29 [1] CR 64: East Main Street SR 17 / A Miracle Avenue in Avon Park: CR 64 at the Polk County line in the Lake Wales Ridge State Forest northeast of Avon Park: Former SR 64 [1] CR 619: CR 29 southeast of Lake Placid: CR 621 / Highlands Lake Drive east of Lake Placid: Former SR 619 [1] CR 621 ...
This lake was once known as Lake Childs. The area immediately surrounding it is mostly rural, but there are housing developments abutting the lake on part of its west side. Placid View Drive runs along part of the west side and Old State Route 8 runs along part of the east side. Lake Placid provides public access along part of its shore.
Grassy lake, also sometimes called Lake Grassy, is a long, narrow lake south of the city of Lake Placid, Florida. It has a surface area of 529.91-acre (2,144,500 m 2 ). This lake's shore is 90% surrounded by development, mainly single-family housing.
Placid Lakes is an unincorporated community in Highlands County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,054 according to the 2000 census, at which time it was a census-designated place (CDP). Placid Lakes is a predominantly residential community southwest of the town of Lake Placid and due south of Lake June .
Lake Sirena, an oval-shaped lake, has a surface area of 142.85-acre (578,100 m 2). It is on the south side of Lake Placid, Florida. In fact, it is surrounded by the city, but most of its shore and most of the lake is outside the city limits. Only a small sliver of the south end of the lake is inside the city of Lake Placid.