Lake Jackson (Sebring, Florida)
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Lake Jackson, covering 9,212 acres (37 km²), is located within the city of Sebring, Florida
. Sebring is the county seat of Highlands County
. Lake Jackson, a healthy freshwater lake, is approximately 25 feet (8 m) at its deepest. Most of the area is fairly shallow. The water is clear as compared to most lakes and the shores are sandy.
The lake has various boat ramps, including the popular public ramp at Veterans Beach on the lake's west side. Most ramps are private and there are many private beaches. Four public swimming beaches exist, one at Veterans Beach at the north end of Lake Jackson, City Pier Beach is located just to the west of downtown Sebring, Crescent Beach is a small beach located at the end of Crescent Drive just off of S.E. Lakeview Dr., and Hidden Beach, near Faith Lutheran Church. The downtown beach has been closed since 2008. It is uncertain whether this swimming area will be reopened. Pleasure boating and fishing are popular activities. A public fishing dock is to the north side of the swimming beach near the downtown.
The shore is largely surrounded by homes. A large condominium, The Fountainhead, is on the east side. The only areas not surrounded by residential property are the southwest side, which is bordered by US Highway 27, and an area on the north cove containing a large orange grove.
The lake is almost round, with the exception of the north cove, a smaller rounded area. Lake Jackson is connected to Little Lake Jackson
by a short canal.
Due to the death of novelist Rex Beach
in his lakefront home, the lake was renamed Rex Beach Lake in his honor, but the name did not last.
Sebring, Florida
Sebring is a city in Highlands County, Florida, United States, nicknamed "The City on the Circle", in reference to Circle Drive, the center of the Sebring Downtown Historic District...
. Sebring is the county seat of Highlands County
Highlands County, Florida
Highlands County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the population was 97,346. Its county seat is Sebring, Florida. The county comprises the Sebring, Florida, Micropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
. Lake Jackson, a healthy freshwater lake, is approximately 25 feet (8 m) at its deepest. Most of the area is fairly shallow. The water is clear as compared to most lakes and the shores are sandy.
The lake has various boat ramps, including the popular public ramp at Veterans Beach on the lake's west side. Most ramps are private and there are many private beaches. Four public swimming beaches exist, one at Veterans Beach at the north end of Lake Jackson, City Pier Beach is located just to the west of downtown Sebring, Crescent Beach is a small beach located at the end of Crescent Drive just off of S.E. Lakeview Dr., and Hidden Beach, near Faith Lutheran Church. The downtown beach has been closed since 2008. It is uncertain whether this swimming area will be reopened. Pleasure boating and fishing are popular activities. A public fishing dock is to the north side of the swimming beach near the downtown.
The shore is largely surrounded by homes. A large condominium, The Fountainhead, is on the east side. The only areas not surrounded by residential property are the southwest side, which is bordered by US Highway 27, and an area on the north cove containing a large orange grove.
The lake is almost round, with the exception of the north cove, a smaller rounded area. Lake Jackson is connected to Little Lake Jackson
Little Lake Jackson
Little Lake Jackson is a lake is located within the city of Sebring, Florida. It has a maximum depth of . On the north side is U.S. Highway 27 and across from that is Lake Jackson....
by a short canal.
Due to the death of novelist Rex Beach
Rex Beach
Rex Ellingwood Beach was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player.- Biography :...
in his lakefront home, the lake was renamed Rex Beach Lake in his honor, but the name did not last.