Florida Heartland

The Florida Heartland is a region of southern Inland Florida. It includes the counties of Hardee, DeSoto, Highlands, Okeechobee, Glades, Hendry, and the westernmost parts of Palm Beach and Martin Counties. 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".

Cities

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Map
Map of Florida Heartland

  • 27.216667-81.8666671 Arcadia
  • 27.594444-81.5033332 Avon Park
  • 27.637778-81.8255563 Bowling Green
  • 26.753333-80.9336114 Clewiston
  • 27.026389-80.4727785 Indiantown
  • 26.760556-81.4391676 LaBelle
  • 27.296389-81.3647227 Lake Placid
  • 26.833333-81.18 Moore Haven
  • 27.233333-80.8333339 Okeechobee
  • 27.495556-81.44444410 Sebring
  • 27.546111-81.81444411 Wauchula

Other destinations

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Understand

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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.

Get in

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Get around

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By plane

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By car

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

See

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  • Sebring International Raceway in Sebring.

Do

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  • Canoe on the 27.5038-81.80581 Peace River
  • Fishing on Lake Okeechobee

Eat

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Drink

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Stay safe

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