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Starlight Tower St Pete Beach
St Pete Beach is located in Southwest Florida Pinellas County at the Gulf of
Mexico, west of the Tampa Bay and South of Clearwater. St Pete
Beach is actually an island: Long key Island. Along with another
three islands: Treasure Island, Sand Key and Clearwater Beach
Key, these four islands are known as the Gulf Beaches. St Pete
Beach's population recorded in the 2004 U.S. Census Bureau is
10,027.
Picture from
Starlight Tower's grounds overlooking St Pete Beach.
Starlight Tower location marked with yellow pin on upper left
side.
Geographically St Pete Beach is located at
27°43′29″N,
82°44′31″W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the
city has a total area of 51.5 kmē and of those 5.8 kmē
is land and 45.7 kmē is water.
St Pete Beach is a
historic place. Its most southern tip is called Pass-A-Grill and
was named after the Cuban fishermen because as they were smoking
their fish at the beach before they return to Cuba they were
heard saying: pass- a- grill which meant: give me the next grill
to put more fish!
St Pete Beach
Slowly the area
started to be inhabited, the newcomer residents adapted and used
the name Pass-A-Grill. Then in 1905 Pass-A-Grill got its own
Post Office. It was officially declared a town by State
Legislation in 1911 counting 21 residents and had their first
election. Then electricity came to Long Key Island (St Pete
Beach) in 1914 and finally in 1922 the first fire station of the
area and it was called Pass-A-Grill Engine Number One.
St Pete Beach from
Starlight Tower.
At a time, Long Key
Island had four different communities: Pass-A-Grill, Don CeSar,
Belle Vista Beach and St Petersburg Beach. Then in 1957 these
four communities decided to merge and form a town which they
named the City of St Petersburg Beach due to their proximity to
the Town of St Petersburg. But a few years down the road they
decided that they wanted to have their own identity so the
residents voted to shorten the name to St Pete Beach!
Starlight Tower location marked with yellow pin on upper left
side.
The City of St Pete
Beach is very hospitable. Along with the warm Florida
sunshine is offering to the visitors the clear Gulf of Mexico
waters and unspoiled white sand beaches!
Is also the perfect
location for vacationing families with children who want to
visit Bush Gardens only 30 minutes driving to Tampa or Disney
World, Epcot Center and Universal Studios in Orlando 90 minutes
away.
So take your family and common down to our beautiful town and
enjoy an unforgettable vacation!
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