Placid Lakes occupies the northeast corner of this Highlands County landscape, revealing a planned residential grid characterized by numerous aviation-themed streets such as Boeing St NW and Aerostar Ave NW. This area is unusually dense with private aviation infrastructure, featuring Placid Lakes Airport, Kings Port Airport, and the Vince's Condominium Association Airport near the shores of Lake Placid. Outside of this developed hub, the terrain remains largely open and agricultural, punctuated by the settlement of Hicoria. The drainage patterns of the region are defined by the meandering course of Fisheating Cr and Bootheel Cr, while local transit is supported by rural corridors like Lightsey Ranch Rd and the Footman Trl, which cut through the extensive ranch lands and citrus groves typical of central Florida.
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1952 · Lake Placid
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1953 · Lake June In Winter
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1953 · Venus NW
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1953 · Crewsville SE
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1953 · Childs
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1956 · Fort Pierce
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1957 · Long Island Marsh SE
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1957 · Venus
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1957 · Venus SW
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1957 · Long Island Marsh NE
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