Pineda, Florida
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Pineda is a former village
Village
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 in Brevard County
Brevard County, Florida
Brevard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the population is 536,521, making it the 10th most populous county in the state. Influenced by the presence of the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Brevard...

, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, United States
United States
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  The Pineda Causeway
Causeway
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, named after this place, carries 4 lanes of State Road 404 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south of the former village. It is located at the intersection of Suntree Boulevard and U.S. Route 1 east of Suntree
Suntree, Florida
Suntree is a planned unincorporated community in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is located near the center of the county, off I-95 near Viera between Interstate 95 and the Florida East Coast Railroad. It lies approximately halfway between Rockledge and Melbourne...

 and the Florida East Coast Railroad. There is a park here.

Rotary Park at Suntree

At the junction of Suntree Boulevard and U.S. Route 1, this 10 acres (4 ha) community river
River
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 park
Park
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 is situated on the shore of the Indian River Lagoon
Indian River Lagoon
The Indian River Lagoon is a grouping of three lagoons: Mosquito Lagoon, Banana River, and the Indian River, on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. It was originally named Rio de Ais after the Ais Indian tribe, who lived along the east coast of Florida....

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Listed in State of Florida Great Florida Birding Trail—Waders Grebe (winter)

Geography

Pineda is located at 28°13′47"N 80°40′16"W. (28°13"47 N -80°40'16 W).

The village has 33 homes, including eight riverfront homes. The residential streets are: Third Street, Aspinwall Avenue, Gannet Plaza Avenue, Friendship Place, Ernest Sand Road, 2nd Street, Turner Road, and Byham Road.

Surrounding areas

  • Bonaventure, Florida
  • Indian River
    Indian River (Florida)
    The Indian River is a waterway in Florida, a part of the Indian River Lagoon system which forms the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It extends southward from the Ponce de Leon inlet in New Smyrna Beach, Florida [Volusia County] southward and across the "Haulover Canal" and along the western shore...

    ; Lotus
    Lotus, Florida
    Lotus is a former village in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is the location of Honeymoon Hill, the highest point on Merritt Island. In some sections of the area, citrus groves grow between the Indian and Banana river lagoons...

     
  • Palm Shores
    Palm Shores, Florida
    Palm Shores is a town in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 794 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 848...

     
  • Suntree
    Suntree, Florida
    Suntree is a planned unincorporated community in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is located near the center of the county, off I-95 near Viera between Interstate 95 and the Florida East Coast Railroad. It lies approximately halfway between Rockledge and Melbourne...

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