Fort Drane, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Gainesville. It is located about 20 miles [32 km] to the north of Fort Drane and has a population of 95,447 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Ocala. It is located about 15 miles [24 km] to the southeast of Fort Drane and has a population of 45,943 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alachua	NW	30 mi [48.28 km]	9,306	52.61% increase
	Belleview	SE	24 mi [38.62 km]	4,467	28.44% increase
	Crystal River	SW	39 mi [62.8 km]	3,553	1.95% increase
	Eustis	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	19,129	26.63% increase
	Fruitland Park	SE	41 mi [66 km]	4,293	34.75% increase
	High Springs	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	4,629	19.83% increase
	Inverness	S	38 mi [61.2 km]	7,276	7.17% increase
	Lady Lake	SE	37 mi [59.5 km]	14,940	26.31% increase
	Leesburg	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	22,113	38.59% increase
	Newberry	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	4,247	28.08% increase
	Palatka	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	10,813	7.77% increase
	Pierson	E	48 mi [77.2 km]	2,564	1.23% decrease
	Starke	N	39 mi [62.8 km]	5,972	6.78% increase
	Wildwood	S	41 mi [66 km]	3,889	0.89% decrease
	Williston	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	2,918	27.04% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Archer	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,374	6.59% increase
	Bronson	W	23 mi [37.01 km]	1,059	9.85% increase
	Citrus Springs	SW	29 mi [46.67 km]	---
	Dunnellon	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	2,009	5.85% increase
	East Bronson	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	East Williston	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Hawthorne	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,553	9.75% increase
	Interlachen	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	1,505	2.03% increase
	Kerr City	E	28 mi [45.06 km]	---
	McIntosh	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	521	15.01% increase
	Micanopy	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	695	6.43% increase
	Reddick	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	671	17.51% increase
	Silver Springs Shores	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Waldo	N	28 mi [45.06 km]	814	0.85% decrease
	Williston Highlands	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	---

Marion County

Fort Drane is located in Marion County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion: Alachua, Citrus, Lake, Levy, Putnam, Sumter and Volusia.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Fort Drane
	Alachua County	N	Evinston	7 miles [11 km]
	Bradford County	N	Graham	32 miles [51 km]
	Citrus County	SW	Citrus Springs	29 miles [46 km]
	Clay County	NE	Keystone Heights	30 miles [48 km]
	Gilchrist County	NW	Thames	33 miles [53 km]
	Lake County	SE	The Villages	35 miles [56 km]
	Levy County	W	East Williston	10 miles [16 km]
	Putnam County	NE	Crossley	20 miles [32 km]
	Sumter County	S	Long Hammock	32 miles [51 km]
	Union County	N	Dana	39 miles [62 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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