Eagle Lake, Florida
Eagle Lake is a city of 3,893 people in Polk County, Florida, founded in 1880.
Why visit Eagle Lake
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Downtown Winter Haven Historic District, Eagle lake park and Eagle lake Walking park.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 93°F; January lows average 52°F.
Weather in Eagle Lake
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Most of the town being centered around a subsection of U.S. Highway 17. The population was 3,008 as of 2020.
From the Wikipedia article Eagle Lake, Florida (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Downtown Winter Haven Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Historic district in Florida, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship2
History
In 1880, Eagle Lake was first settled when John Bingham purchased 160 acres on a knoll between the areas now known as Eagle Lake, Lake McLeod, and Spirit Lake. He named the lake and community "Eagle Lake", because he saw an eagle that was nesting in a nearby pine tree by the lake, from the viewpoint of the log cabin he built. When he sold his land in 1887, it was platted as a community that same year.
On October 1921, the "Town of Eagle Lake" was officially incorporated as a municipality, and was later reincorporated as the City of Eagle Lake on November 1975.
Earlier on, Eagle Lake was known for its local businesses. These included a brickyard, a turpentine mill, and two citrus packing houses that were both lost in the 1940s. During the mid 1950s and into the 1960s, the city was host to a wooden bathing house with dressing rooms, a long, wooden covered dock, a dance hall, a picnic facilities, and a diving platform at the Crystal Beach Pavilion on the southwest side of Eagle Lake. During the 1980s, the city adopted the motto "Growing with People in Mind". It continues to be the tenet of the city today.
From the History section of Eagle Lake, Florida on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries25
Chain of Lakes Elementary School
School · 4.9 mi
7001 State Highway 653, Winter Haven
Garden Grove Elementary School
School · 5.8 mi
4599 Cypress Gardens Rd, Winter Haven
Jewett Middle Academy Magnet
School · 5.4 mi
601 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Ne, Winter Haven
Map of Eagle Lake
32 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73°F | 52°F | 3.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Feb | 76°F | 54°F | 2.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Mar | 79°F | 58°F | 3.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Apr | 84°F | 63°F | 2.9 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 89°F | 69°F | 2.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 92°F | 73°F | 8.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 93°F | 74°F | 8.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 92°F | 75°F | 6.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 90°F | 74°F | 7.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 86°F | 68°F | 3.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 79°F | 60°F | 2.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 75°F | 54°F | 3.0 in | 0.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Winter Haven (3 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Polk County has had 30 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2024-10-11: Hurricane Milton (Hurricane)
- 2024-10-07: Hurricane Milton (Hurricane)
- 2024-08-10: Hurricane Debby (Tropical Storm)
- 2024-08-03: Tropical Storm Debby (Tropical Storm)
- 2023-08-31: Hurricane Idalia (Hurricane)
- 2023-08-28: Tropical Storm Idalia (Tropical Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Bartow Executive Airport (BOW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 miles away.
- Cypress Gardens 4 mi northeast, about 7 min by car
- Winter Haven 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Bartow 7 mi southwest, about 12 min by car
- Highland City 8 mi west, about 12 min by car
- Auburndale 10 mi north, about 16 min by car
- Lake Wales 10 mi east, about 16 min by car
- Crystal Lake 10 mi northwest, about 16 min by car
- Dundee 10 mi east, about 16 min by car
- Lake Hamilton 10 mi northeast, about 16 min by car
- Combee Settlement 11 mi northwest, about 18 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Eagle Lake Florida Overlooking Dock, CKColerEL, CC BY 3.0
- Winter Haven Downtown Hist Dist street01, Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 2.5
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