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Myakka City (also Myakka) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Manatee County, Florida, United States. It lies along State Road 70 near the city of Bradenton, the county seat of Manatee County. [1] Its elevation is 43 feet (13 m), and it is located at 27°20′59″N 82°9′41″W (27.3497671, -82.1614780). [2]
Port Mayaca Cemetery. Located a few miles east of this intersection is the Port Mayaca Cemetery, which was chosen in 1928 as the site for the mass burial of over 1,600 unidentified people who lost their lives in western Palm Beach County as the result of an unnamed Category 5 hurricane in September 1928 and the flooding that ensued after the earthen dikes surrounding Lake Okeechobee collapsed. [2]
Old Miakka (or Old Myakka) is a census-designated place in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It is located at the bend of County Road 780, where it changes from running north–south to east–west. The population was 1,743 at the 2020 census. The community is part of the North Port – Bradenton – Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan ...
56 feet. The Port Mayaca Lock is a navigable lock and dam on the Okeechobee Waterway ( St. Lucie Canal ), adjacent to U.S. Route 441 and U.S. Route 98 at Canal Point, in Martin County, Florida, United States. [1] It is located near Port Mayaca at latitude 26° 59" 5', longitude -80° 37" 5'. [2] Port Mayaca Lock is open daily from 7:00am to 5:00pm.
Myakka River State Park is a Florida State Park, that is located nine miles (14 km) east of Interstate 75 in Sarasota County and a portion of southeastern Manatee County on the Atlantic coastal plain. This state park consists of 37,000 acres (150 km 2), making it one of the state's largest parks. It is also one of the oldest parks in the state.
72,317 [2] Waterbodies. Lake Myakka. The Myakka River is a river in southwestern Florida. It arises near the Hardee - Manatee county line and flows southwest and then southeast through Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties to Charlotte Harbor, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico. The river is 72 miles (116 km) long and has a drainage basin of 602 ...
An 84-year-old woman was reportedly hospitalized after an alligator attacked her while she was walking her dog in Florida. The FWC, Lee County Sheriff's Office and EMS responded to the scene, and ...
Coordinates. 29°45′19″N 85°23′44″W / 29.75528°N 85.39556°W / 29.75528; -85.39556. Area. 1,750 acres (7.1 km 2) Established. 1967. Governing body. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park is a Florida State Park on the St. Joseph Peninsula near Port St. Joe.