{"id":49,"date":"2018-08-07T16:58:59","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T16:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schalamar.com\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2019-05-24T13:41:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T17:41:22","slug":"about-the-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.schalamar.com\/the-community\/about-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cBSBArnovoc\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Set in a quiet, wooded neighborhood, Schalamar Creek has all the advantages of a small town, with the excitement of Orlando and Tampa just 45 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando is famous for its theme parks including Walt Disney World, Epcot, MGM Studios and Universal Studios.&nbsp; Tampa offers excellent shopping at the International Mall, a day of fun at Busch Gardens theme park and site seeing at the Ybor City Historic District.&nbsp; Also, the white sand pristine Gulf Beaches are world renowned.<\/p>\n<p>Baseball enthusiasts who enjoy watching spring training games, rooting for their favorite teams including the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians.<\/p>\n<p>Shopping in the area is convenient with the Lakeland Square Mall, the Winter Haven Mall and the Eagle Ridge Mall nearby.<\/p>\n<p>For any health care needs, the famed Lakeland Regional Medical Center and the Watson Clinic are available.<\/p>\n<h2>Medical<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Watson Clinic<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lakeland Regional Medical Center<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Sports<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Tampa Bay Buccaneers \u2013 Raymond James Stadium<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tampa Bay Rays \u2013 Tropicana Field<\/td>\n<td>62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Detroit Tigers \u2013 Joker Marchant Stadium<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yankees \u2013 Steinbrenner Field, Tampa<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Atlanta Braves \u2013 Champion Stadium, Kissimmee<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Houston Astros \u2013 Osceola County Stadium, Kissimmee<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Philadelphia Phillies \u2013 Brighthouse Field, Clearwater<\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Toronto Blue Jays \u2013 Florida Auto Exchange Stadium<\/td>\n<td>63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pittsburg Pirates \u2013 McKechnie Field, Bradenton<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Baltimore Orioles \u2013 Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota&nbsp; Braves \u2013 Champion Stadium, Kissimmee<\/td>\n<td>87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Daytona International Speedway<\/td>\n<td>102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Area Attractions<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Hard Rock Casino<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Disney World &amp; Downtown Disney<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Epcot<\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Universal Studios<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MGM Studio<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Old Town<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Busch Gardens<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sea World<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lego Land<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Shopping<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Lakeside Village<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lakeland Mall<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Publix \/ Walmart \/ Lowes<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>International Plaza<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>International Drive Outlet Mall<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Beaches &amp; Fishing<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Gulf Shore Beaches<\/td>\n<td>55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Atlantic Beaches<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Winter Haven Chain of Lakes<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saddle Creek Park<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Other<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Downtown Lakeland<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ybor City<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Downtown Orlando<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Downtown Tampa<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tampa International Airport<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Orlando International Airport<\/td>\n<td>51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Florida Southern College<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Set in a quiet, wooded neighborhood, Schalamar Creek has all the advantages of a small town, with the excitement of Orlando and Tampa just 45 miles away. 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