Yeehaw Junction, Florida | |
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Census-designated place | |
Desert Inn
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Location of Yeehaw Junction, Florida |
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Coordinates: 27°42′00″N 80°54′16″W / 27.70000°N 80.90444°WCoordinates: 27°42′00″N 80°54′16″W / 27.70000°N 80.90444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Osceola |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 240 |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
GNIS feature ID | 2403047 |
Yeehaw Junction is a census-designated place (CDP) in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 240. The area was confused with Buenaventura Lakes CDP in the 2000 census, and the correct data for the area was not recorded.
Yeehaw Junction is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Destiny development is planned nearby.
Yeehaw Junction is located at 27°42′00″N 80°54′16″W / 27.70000°N 80.90444°W (27.7, -80.90444), at the intersection of US 441/SR 15, SR 60 and Florida's Turnpike (SR 91), approximately 30 miles (50 km) west of Vero Beach and 30 miles north of Lake Okeechobee. The location was named after the Yeehaw station on the Florida East Coast Railway, several miles to the east on SR 60 in Indian River County.