Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 55 min6:31 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 22 min7:14 am – 5:36 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 73°F, lows 50°F51 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare121 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bartow 1se station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlue Lakelake · 4.1 miPolk State College Lakeland Campuscollege · 2.3 miScott Lakelake · 4.5 miSoutheastern Universitycollege · 5.6 miSaint Pauls Episcopal Church Gardenvisitor center · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHighland City Baseball Parkrecreation area · 1.1 miHighland City Senior Fieldrecreation area · 1.2 miBartow Trailhead at Fort Fraserstate recreation area · 4.3 miPolk Lakestate recreation area · 6.6 mi · 390 acresTenoroc Fish Management Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 7,528 acresClear Springsstate historic site · 7.7 mi · 1,426 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighPolk County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighLightning Very HighHurricane Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025339 of 355 days measured16 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Polk County monitors, FL
Drinking waterHighland Pines Mobile Home Parkserves 36 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Feb 2025: lead and copper, treatment technique12 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation118 ft36 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBartow Regional Medical Center3.5 miPost officeHighland City Post Office1.0 miTown hallBartow City Hall4.8 miPolicePolk County Sheriff's Office - Southwest District2.5 miFire stationPolk County Fire Rescue Station 28 Highland City1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryHighland City Elementary School1.0 miElementarySpessard Holland Elementary School1.2 miCollegePolk State College Lakeland Campus2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLakeland Linder International Airport LAL9.5 miMajor airportTampa International Airport TPA41 miInterstateI-411 miUS highwayUS 982.3 miAmtrakTo/from points north LAK7.6 miCoachBartow Polk County CourthouseGreyhound4.8 miTransit8 stops within a mileCitrus ConnectionSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 33846 ZIP area.
