Essentials: What to Know Before You Go...

Know before you go: This guide to travel essentials can help you find the best way to get here, how to get around, maps and directions, weather and climate, a bit of history, demographics and local resources that are available to help.

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Essential travel and vacation information about Clearwater, Florida: air travel, gettting around, maps and weather.

Important Things to Know.

Updated: January 19, 2012

In this section look for important information about the various options for air travel - which airport should I use? Also, you'll find info about some of the local transit options including the very friendly and convenient beach trolley operated by the county.

There's also information about the weather and climate, maps and directions, demographic info, a bit about the history of Clearwater and a section on the local resources that are available to travelers.

Essentials

There's lots of information here for travelers about Clearwater Beach. Make sure you check out all the different sections to find out what you need to know.

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Getting Around

Getting around clearwater floirda by car and local public transportation includging the trolley. Getting Around - Once you make it to the beach area, the main North/South road is Gulf Blvd. There's a nice Trolley system that runs up and down the beach and is quite inexpensive. The main road going East/West is SR 60, and ends at Pier 60 in Clearwater beach and runs East to the Tampa Airport. - [more]

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Getting Here

Airlines, airports and air transportation to Clearwater Florida. Gettting here by car, too. Getting Here - Helpful information on getting to Clearwater either by air or car. Several airports service Clearwater - including the St. Peterbsurg-Clearwater Airport. Close proximity to the Interstates make driving easy. - [more]

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History

History of Clearwater and Clearwater Beach History - Aside from a few shell mounds of the coastal Calusa Indian tribes, there is no decernable human handprint before the late 19th Century. Between the hurricanes and unbearable summer humidy, Clearwater was only for the hearty. - [more]

Local Resources

Visitor centers and other vacation and traveler resources in Clearwater, Florida. Local Resources - This local guide to many of the resources available to travelers includes listigs of the local Chamber of Commerce offices, Tourism and Convention Visitors Bureaus and other helpful places. - [more]

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Maps and Directions

Clearwater and Clearwater Beach Maps and Getting Directions. Maps and Directions - Here are a few tips on selecting and using some of the maps that are available for visitors to Clearwater. Many locl maps are free and can be obtained at any of the local visitor centers or the brochure rack in your hotel lobby. - [more]

St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport

St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport - Located to the north of St. Petersburg, Florida, this airport is like a connecting hub for main metropolitan areas of St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota and Tampa. It gets it international status largely from its connection with some Canadian airlines. - [more]

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Weather

Clearwater and Clearwater Beach weather and climate - what to expect. Weather - What to expect with the weather in Clearwater. Local tempertures throughout the year, ocean temps, and rainfall. Also a brief primer on what some of the seasons have in store for you beyond the averages. - [more]

Demographics

Clearwater Demographics - population, median income and housing prices. Demographics - With a year-round population of just over 100,000, Clearwater gets busy in the winter with another 20,000 winter residents and the bulk of the 5 million vacationers staying in area hotels, motels and vacation rentals. - [more]