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Tarpon Springs is known for elaborate religious ceremonies hosted by the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, part of the Greek Orthodox Church, including the January 6 Epiphany, celebration that includes youths diving for a cross and the blessing of the waters and the boats. Since the first Greek immigrants depended on the sea and their ...
The Preserve office is located at 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, Florida, [3] The Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center features displays and interactive exhibits about Florida natural history and local history. Educational and interpretive programs are offered for the public.
U.S. Highway 19 Alternate (US 19 Alt.) is a 37.114-mile (59.729 km) former section of US 19 from St. Petersburg to Holiday, Florida.. Beginning at the intersection of 4th Street North (US 92 and State Road 687 (SR 687) and 5th Avenue North in St. Petersburg, it runs west of US 19 near the Gulf coast passing through the cities of Seminole, Clearwater, Dunedin, and Tarpon Springs before ending ...
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, carrying I-275/US 19 across Tampa Bay. The road begins at an interchange with US 41 in Manatee County and remains independent until the interchange with I-275 at exit 5, where it overlaps I-275 across the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the terminus of which is at the intersection of I-275 and SR 682 at exit 17.
The Anclote River, running for 29 miles (47 km) [1] near Tarpon Springs, Florida flows westward towards the Gulf of Mexico from its source of creeks and springs inland. The river is home to a variety of fish and wildlife. Anclote River is home to the sponging and fishing industries of Tarpon Springs (including a large shrimp industry). It is a ...
It stretches from Tarpon Springs in the north to St. Petersburg in the south, passing through the towns of Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Belleair, Clearwater, Largo, Seminole, South Pasadena, and Gulfport. It is utilized for walking, jogging, and cycling. Some trail users are able to commute to work using the Pinellas Trail instead of a motor vehicle.
Lake Tarpon is a freshwater lake located about 10 miles (16 km) west of Tampa in Palm Harbor and Tarpon Springs, Florida. Lake Tarpon is the largest freshwater lake in Pinellas County with a surface area of 2,534 acres (10.25 km 2). [1] Its watershed encompasses 52 square miles (130 km 2). Its two largest tributaries are South Creek and Brooker ...
Tarpon Springs’ Greektown District is a traditional cultural property that preserves a strong ethnic and maritime character. The District measures about 140 acres. The primary area is bounded by the Anclote River on the north, Tarpon Avenue and Spring Bayou on the south, Hibiscus and Pinellas Streets on the east; and Roosevelt and Grand ...