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Welcome to Beacon Lakes ...

Beacon Lakes is located in Pasco County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Beacon Lakes: Beacon Lks.

Beacon Lakes is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Beacon Lakes lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Beacon Lakes and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities near Beacon Lakes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beacon Lakes.

  • Clearwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
    • Former name for Clearwater:
    • Clear Water Harbor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <3>
  • Dunedin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Tarpon Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Safety Harbor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Oldsmar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Belleair
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Port Richey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Trinity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cove Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
  • Jasmine Estates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasmine Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beacon Lakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beacon Lakes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beacon Lakes. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beacon Lakes.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beacon Lakes. See our Newspapers Page for Beacon Lakes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beacon Lakes ...

Looking for more information about Beacon Lakes? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Beacon Lakes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beacon Lakes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Pasco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beacon Lakes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.