2021 Map of Arcadia SE

About this map

Hummingbirds Landing and the small airstrip at Hennessy Airport anchor the northern landscape of this rural Florida interior, where the border between DeSoto and Charlotte Counties divides a complex network of wetlands and cattle ranches. The topography is defined by slow-moving water systems, including the expansive Hog Bay and the winding Myrtle Slough, which drain through the flat pastureland. Roads like Ryals Ranch Rd and Co Rd 763 provide access to dispersed agricultural operations and localized settlements such as Mehl. This 2021 survey illustrates a region largely characterized by large-tract land use and water management, visible in the numerous drainage channels and named water bodies like Pine Island Lake and Thimble Lake that punctuate the grid of section lines and range markers.