Southwest Florida · FL
Englewood
An old fishing settlement on Lemon Bay, named for a Chicago neighborhood.
- Population
- 20,800 (2020 census)
- Platted
- August 17, 1896
- Named for
- Englewood, Chicago
- Tides
- Two highs, two lows, uneven
Then
- 1896
Three brothers record the town plat on August 17 and name it for their hometown, Englewood in Chicago.
- 1897
With freezes killing the orange groves, a county directory lists fish as Englewood's chief product.
- 2024
Floodwater from Hurricane Helene is followed two weeks later by Hurricane Milton's surge, which destroys many already-flooded homes.
Now
Englewood straddles Sarasota and Charlotte counties, with beaches on Manasota Key and a shopping street along West Dearborn. Lemon Bay separates town from the barrier islands.
On the water
From NOAA's predictions for Englewood, Lemon Bay, FL over the next 361 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
- Pattern
- Two highs and two lows a day, one noticeably bigger than the other
- Typical daily range
- 1.5 ft
- Biggest swing
- 2.5 ft on Dec 23
- Smallest swing
- 0.5 ft on Jun 23
- Highest high
- 2.0 ft, Jul 4 at 1:41 PM
- Lowest low
- −0.8 ft, Jan 21 at 7:32 AM
12 tide stations around Englewood
- Englewood, Lemon Bay2.0 mi
- Manasota, Lemon Bay4.9 mi
- Myakka River, US 41 bridge6.8 mi
- Don Pedro Island State Park, Cutoff (south)8.0 mi
- El Jobean, Myakka River8.8 mi
- Snook Haven9.7 mi
- Venice Municipal Airport9.8 mi
- Placida, Gasparilla Sound10.4 mi
- Venice Inlet (inside)12.4 mi
- Nokomis, Venice Inlet13.3 mi
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- Locust Point, Hog Island13.5 mi
- Turtle Bay15.5 mi