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Welcome to Sunset Harbor ...

Sunset Harbor is located in Marion County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sunset Harbor: Sunset Hbr. (or less commonly used: Sunset Harb. or Sunset Hrbr.)

Sunset Harbor is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sunset Harbor: 352

Communities Also Named Sunset Harbor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sunset Harbor - they are located in Illinois, North Carolina and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunset Harbor.

Communities near Sunset Harbor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sunset Harbor.

  • Ocala
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
    • Ocala is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <3>
  • Leesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tavares
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lady Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fruitland Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Belleview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Umatilla
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Coleman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Conant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Conant is located in Lake 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 Sunset Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunset Harbor.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunset Harbor. 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 Sunset Harbor.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunset Harbor ...

Looking for more information about Sunset Harbor? 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 Sunset Harbor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sunset Harbor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunset Harbor - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.