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Clearwater Beach
A pristine Gulf Coast barrier island beach with sugar-white sand, calm warm waters, and spectacular sunsets.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Clearwater
Florida, United States · North America
About Clearwater
Clearwater is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Belleair Bluffs, 3km from Clearwater Beach.
Clearwater is in Florida, United States, with about 120,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Belleair Bluffs, about 5 km away.
Clearwater is a city in and the county seat of Pinellas County, Florida, United States, west of Tampa and north of St. Petersburg. To the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and to the southeast lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 117,292. It is the smallest of the threeRead more
principal cities in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater metropolitan area, most commonly referred to as the Tampa Bay area.
Clearwater Beach is part of the city of Clearwater, but is separated from it by the Intracoastal Waterway. Cleveland Street is one of the city's historic avenues, and the city includes BayCare Ballpark and Coachman Park.
The Church of Scientology owns the majority of property in the Clearwater downtown core district.
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What is there to see near Clearwater?
Within an hour or so of Clearwater: Clearwater Beach (3 km), Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (38 km), Sunshine Skyway Bridge (41 km).
Where is Clearwater?
Clearwater is in Florida, United States, about 5 km from Belleair Bluffs.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 117,292
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Florida
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 27.9658, -82.8001
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Clearwater
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
African-themed park combining world-class thrill rides with one of North America's largest zoos.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Sunshine Skyway Bridge
A soaring cable-stayed bridge carrying I-275 over Tampa Bay, its 430-foot yellow-cabled main span a Florida icon; fishing piers on the old bridge approaches flank the crossing.
41 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Clearwater
- 41 kmSunshine Skyway BridgeA soaring cable-stayed bridge carrying I-275 over Tampa Bay, its 430-foot yellow-cabled main span a Florida icon; fishing piers on the old bridge approaches flank the crossing.
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