Lakemont, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Lakeland. It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the northwest of Lakemont and has a population of 78,452 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Winter Haven. It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the northwest of Lakemont and has a population of 26,487 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arcadia	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	6,771	2.53% increase
	Auburndale	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	14,353	30.1% increase
	Avon Park	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	9,033	5.75% increase
	Bartow	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	16,919	10.29% increase
	Dundee	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	3,276	12.5% increase
	Fort Meade	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	5,723	0.56% increase
	Frostproof	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	2,891	2.82% decrease
	Haines City	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	19,056	44.65% increase
	Lake Alfred	NW	42 mi [67.6 km]	4,508	15.89% increase
	Lake Wales	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	14,474	41.99% increase
	Mulberry	NW	40 mi [64.4 km]	3,187	1.33% decrease
	Okeechobee	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	5,987	11.37% increase
	Saint Cloud	N	48 mi [77.2 km]	28,745	43.2% increase
	Sebring	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	10,714	10.83% increase
	Wauchula	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	4,511	3.27% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Babson Park	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Bowling Green	W	23 mi [37.01 km]	2,953	2.11% increase
	Crooked Lake Park	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Cypress Gardens	NW	34 mi [54.7 km]	---
	De Soto City	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Eagle Lake	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	2,734	9.54% increase
	Highland Park	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	275	12.7% increase
	Hillcrest Heights	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	295	10.9% increase
	Lake Placid	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,878	12.59% increase
	Placid Lakes	S	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Sylvan Shores	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Wahneta	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	---
	Waverly	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	---
	Yeehaw Junction	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	---
	Zolfo Springs	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,705	3.9% increase

Highlands County

Lakemont is located in Highlands County.

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

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lakemont
	DeSoto County	SW	Brownville	28 miles [45 km]
	Hardee County	SW	Crewsville	11 miles [17 km]
	Indian River County	E	Yeehaw	37 miles [59 km]
	Manatee County	W	Myakka Head	38 miles [61 km]
	Okeechobee County	E	Fort Kissimmee	18 miles [28 km]
	Osceola County	NE	Lake Marian Highlands	34 miles [54 km]
	Polk County	N	Pittsburg	8 miles [12 km]

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