Highlands County is a great place to call
home. Whether you are retired, raising children, or any other family
arrangement, there is something here for everyone. Having over 9,000 acres
of fresh water in your back yard to enjoy tempers the need to "get away",
However, for the times you do want to explore more of the Sunshine State, you'll
be pleased to know that Highlands County is very centrally located in Florida.
From the map below, you can see that Tampa, Orlando, Lakeland, Sarasota, Ft.
Myers, Melbourne and Ft. Pierce all all within an easy 70 mile radius of
Sebring. And while those cities, like all good sized cities, have the
traffic challenges and population density that comes in a larger metropolitan
area, Sebring doesn't. This means that you can enjoy the trappings that a
larger city has to offer when you want it, and escape back to the relative
tranquility that a smaller town life offers when you are ready to come home.
And it's not like Sebring is a backwater town with no amenities. Quite the
contrary, in fact. Sebring's commercial growth has been explosive recently. The
first link below lists a few of the mostly non-fast food restaurants and
shopping opportunities available within 3 miles of our home so you can see what
we are talking about. When you're tired of shopping and eating, and desire
some culture, then check out the South Florida Community college performing arts
series. They feature big name artists and performers in an auditorium
small enough that you can actually see the participants.
A few of the local restaurants and retail in the area (after it loads, click
any location on the left hand side to see location information)
South Florida Community College Performing
Arts series
South Florida Community College
Information on Lake Jackson
Hospitals equal in quality to the big cities
Highlands Hammock State Park
World Renowned "12 Hours of Sebring"
(part of the prestigious American Le Mans Series)
Highlands Little Theater
(one mile from the location of this home)