Fort Basinger, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Port Saint Lucie. It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the east of Fort Basinger and has a population of 88,769 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Palm Bay. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the northeast of Fort Basinger and has a population of 79,413 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arcadia	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	6,771	2.53% increase
	Avon Park	NW	31 mi [49.89 km]	9,033	5.75% increase
	Clewiston	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	7,167	10.94% increase
	Fellsmere	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	4,920	29.03% increase
	Fort Pierce	E	44 mi [70.8 km]	40,885	8.98% increase
	Frostproof	NW	39 mi [62.8 km]	2,891	2.82% decrease
	Indian River Shores	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	3,393	1.6% decrease
	La Belle	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	4,806	14.16% increase
	Lake Wales	NW	50 mi [80.5 km]	14,474	41.99% increase
	Okeechobee	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	5,987	11.37% increase
	Pahokee	SE	44 mi [70.8 km]	6,598	10.24% increase
	Sebastian	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	20,265	25.24% increase
	Sebring	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	10,714	10.83% increase
	Vero Beach	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	16,982	4.08% decrease
	Wauchula	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	4,511	3.27% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Babson Park	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	---
	Buckhead Ridge	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Canal Point	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	---
	Cypress Quarters	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	De Soto City	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Hall City	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	---
	Indiantown	SE	42 mi [67.6 km]	---
	Lake Placid	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,878	12.59% increase
	Lakewood Park	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	---
	Moore Haven	S	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,683	2.94% increase
	Placid Lakes	W	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Sylvan Shores	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Taylor Creek	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	West Vero Corridor	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	---
	Yeehaw Junction	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	---

Highlands County

Fort Basinger is located in Highlands County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Highlands: Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Okeechobee, Osceola and Polk.

While not sharing a border with Highlands, the counties of Indian River and Martin are close to Fort Basinger.

Below are counties that are near Fort Basinger (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Fort Basinger:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Fort Basinger
	Glades County	SE	Buckhead Ridge	18 miles [28 km]
	Hardee County	W	Crewsville	32 miles [51 km]
	Indian River County	NE	Yeehaw	25 miles [40 km]
	Martin County	SE	Marcy	29 miles [46 km]
	Okeechobee County	NE	Basinger	3 miles [4 km]
	Osceola County	N	Yeehaw Junction	25 miles [40 km]
	Polk County	NW	Pittsburg	33 miles [53 km]
	Saint Lucie County	E	Cana	35 miles [56 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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