Florida Heartland

The Florida Heartland is a region of South Florida. It includes the counties of Hardee, DeSoto, Highlands, Okeechobee, Glades, Hendry, and the western most parts of Palm Beach and Martin County's. The region is most known for its large agriculture sector, and shoreline along the large Lake Okeechobee. More sparsely populated than neighboring regions that have been pumped up by retirees and tourism, this area has remained more like "Old Florida".

CitiesEdit

Map of Florida Heartland

27.216666666667-81.8666666666671 Arcadia
27.594444444444-81.5033333333332 Avon Park
26.685277777778-80.6713888888893 Belle Glade
27.637777777778-81.8255555555564 Bowling Green
26.753333333333-80.9336111111115 Clewiston
27.026388888889-80.4727777777786 Indiantown
26.760555555556-81.4391666666677 LaBelle
27.296388888889-81.3647222222228 Lake Placid
26.833333333333-81.19 Moore Haven
27.233333333333-80.83333333333310 Okeechobee
26.824722222222-80.65972222222211 Pahokee
27.495555555556-81.44444444444412 Sebring
27.546111111111-81.81444444444413 Wauchula
27.496111111111-81.79694444444414 Zolfo Springs

Other destinationsEdit

27.079444444444-81.0697222222221 Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation

UnderstandEdit

This region has no salt water coastline. The advent of the Interstate Highway System (I-75 and I-95) and the Florida Turnpike diverted tourism away from this area towards the coastal parts of the state.

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By carEdit

Major routes include the Florida Turnpike, US 17, US 27 and US 441.

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DoEdit

Fishing on Lake Okeechobee

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Stay safeEdit

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