Clearwater Beach includes a resort area and a residential area on a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico in Pinellas County on the west-central coast of Florida, United States. Located just west over the Intracoastal Waterway by way of the Clearwater Memorial Causeway from the rest of the 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. It has a full marina on the Intracoastal Waterway side and is linked on the south by a short bridge to another barrier island called Sand Key, where Sand Key Park is located.
The area offers shopping, restaurants, and activities such as parasailing, jet ski rentals, boat tours (with a common sighting of dolphins in the Gulf waters), miniature golf, fishing charters, and "pirate ship" cruises.[1]
Clearwater has frequently[when?] been ranked one of the best beaches in the United States.[2][3] Its Sandpearl resort was named one of the best beach resorts in the U.S.[4] 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.[5] In February 2019, Clearwater Beach was named the best beach in the United States and sixth-best in the world by TripAdvisor.[6]
- ^ TBT article
- ^ "The 10 Best U.S. Beaches". Archived from the original on 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ Clearwater Beach Florida Guide : Clearwater Beach Hotels Restaurants Activities : Travel Channel
- ^ "15 Best Beach Resorts in the U.S."
- ^ "And the best beach town in Florida is". USA Today.
- ^ DiNatale, Sara; Figueroa IV, Daniel (February 26, 2019). "Clearwater Beach ranked No. 1 by TripAdvisor's best beaches 2019". Tampa Bay Times.
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