Clearwater Beach Sunset on Clearwater Beach Clearwater Beach includes a resort region and a residentiary region on the Gulf of Mexico in Pinellas County on the west central coast of Florida.
Located just west over the Intracoastal Waterway by way of the Clearwater Memorial Causeway from the town/city of Clearwater, Florida, of which it is part, Clearwater Beach is at a geographic latitude of 27.57 N and longitude 82.48 W.
Clearwater Beach is characterized by white sand beaches stretching for 2.5 miles (4 km) along the Gulf and sits on a barrier island.
Clearwater has incessantly been ranked one of the best beaches in the United States. Its Sandpearl resort was titled one of the best beach resorts in the U.S. In 2009 an episode of Brooke Knows Best was shot on the beach. In January 2013, Clearwater Beach was awarded the designation of Florida's Best Beach Town by a USA Today reader poll ranking 10 Florida beach destinations. Clearwater Beach is officially classified as having a humid subtropical climate.
Clearwater Beach is approximately 20 miles (30 km) from Tampa International Airport and 25 miles (40 km) from downtown Tampa.
Pete-Clearwater International Airport is also inside close adjacency of Clearwater Beach.
The Clearwater Jolley Trolley has provided transit up and down the beach since 1982.
It presently runs to North Clearwater Beach and down to Sand Key, including Island Estates.
Mandalay Avenue is the chief drag on the north end of the beach with Gulfview Boulevard being so on the south.
A girl tanning on Clearwater Beach.
Pier 60, titled for State Road 60 which terminates in Clearwater Beach, is a central spot for beachgoers and has a playground, a snack bar with attached souvenir shop, and a long fishing pier.
Numerous restaurants and shops can be found adjoining to the beach, whose attractiveness was greatly improved in recent years with a beautification universal called Beach Walk.
The Beach Walk is positioned just south of Pier 60.
Beach "renourishment" accomplishments such as dune restoration movement the area's natural beauty along a wide curving sidewalk.
In addition, directly athwart from the pier is the Clearwater Municipal Marina, which offers deep sea fishing and boating activities for visitors.
Clearwater Beach looking North from Pier 60 In July 2008 the long-anticipated Beach Walk universal was completed, featuring a compact pedestrian zone with high-end hotels and condos. The beach is also known for its eveninglife scene. Shephard's Beach Resort and the Palm Pavilion Inn are two of the area's prominent evening spots.
Just up the causeway from the Beach, in the Island Estates area, is the Clearwater Marine Aquarium (home of Winter, the bottlenose dolphin featured in the movie Dolphin Tale), as well as a grocery store and other amenities.
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