Grant-Valkaria, Florida
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Grant-Valkaria is a town in Brevard County, Florida, south of Melbourne between Palm Bay and Sebastian (part of the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area). Grant-Valkaria was incorporated as a town on July 25, 2006 by joining the two previously un-incorporated communities of Grant and Valkaria. The ZIP code is 32950 and the area code is 321.
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[edit] Geography
Grant-Valkaria is located at (27.92861, -80.52667).[1]
[edit] Surrounding Areas
- Malabar
- Indian River Lagoon;Floridana Beach
- Palm Bay
- Micco;Barefoot Bay
[edit] Government
In 2007, the town had a taxable real estate base of $503.37 million.[2]
The town charter reflects the reason for incorporation and calls for future development to be consistent with a rural and fishing village lifestyle that perserves the history and natural green spaces of the two communities. Government services are to be kept to a minimum, density kept low and lot sizes kept large.
[edit] History
The community of Grant has a long history as a fishing village, with agriculture also a large part of both communities' history.
The community name of Valkaria derives from Valkyrie, a warrior-maiden of Norse mythology.
A MISTRAM missile tracking system was built by the US Air Force here in the early 1960s. A sister complex was built on Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. The MISTRAM system was built by the Radio Guidance Operation of the General Electric Company in Syracuse, New York.
[edit] Culture
A largely rural town in the south end of the county, the town includes older homes, newer homes on acre-plus lots and the county owned Habitat Golf Course, a 6,836-yard, par-72 course set near the Valkaria Airport.
The town has held a Seafood festival, dubbed the "Grant Seafood Fest" every year on the last weekend of February since 1966. In 1968, Vice-President Hubert Humphrey, a candidate for president, visited the Seafood Festival while campaigning in Florida.[3] Depending on the weather, this has attracted over 40,000 people in past years. Additionally in recent years in the fall the town has held Q-fest, a Barbecue festival on the same grounds. The Grant Community Club has hosted the event since its inception, and it is the largest all-volunteer event of its kind. The proceeds go towards college scholarships for local children, as well as summer break activities for the community's children
[edit] Transportation
- U.S. Route 1-This US highway runs along the Indian River Lagoon.
- CR 507-Locally known as Babcock Street, CR 507 forms the western boundaries of Grant-Valkaria.
- Palm Bay Parkway-A proposed highway of Palm Bay, and may terminate in Grant-Valkaria, at I-95. One of the planned intersections would be at Babcock Street.
The Valkaria Airport serves small general aviation aircraft. The Valkaria Airport[4] is located at Brevard County Florida and has elevation of 26 feet ASL, Latitude: 27.96194 and Longitude: -80.55972.
- USGS Benchmark AF6225[1] is found at the Valkaria Airport N 27° 57.583 W 080° 33.200 (NAD 83) with altitude 24.22 ft. On 1/1/1965 this was described by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey as 3.4 MI NW from Grant. 2.4 MI NORTH along U.S. HIGHWAY 1 from the Florida East Coast Railway Station at Grant, thence 0.7 MI WEST along a black-topped road, thence 0.3 MI SOUTH along a drive to the old Valkaria Naval Air Station that is now used as an emergency field, near the NORTHEAST corner of the EAST-WEST RUNWAY, IN SECTION 17, R 38 E, T 29 S, near a point where the drive crosses the runway, 49 1/2 FT EAST of the center line of the drive, 17 FT NORTH of the NORTH edge of the runway, 1 1/2 FT NORTH of telephone pole NO. 19, 1.5 FT SOUTH of a metal witness post, 1 FT above the level of the drive and set in the top of a concrete post projecting 6 IN above ground level. Geodetic control points are permanently affixed objects at various locations all over the United States to enable land surveying, civil engineering and mapping to be done efficiently[2]. These objects are usually metal disks, but can be any other object that serves as a control point. GCP markers AF0326[3], AF6227[4], AF6228[5], and AF6229[6] are located in Valkaria, FL.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Dean, James (April 26, 2008). More taxes or fewer services. Florida Today.
- ^ Grant Seafood Festival website accessed February 24, 2008
- ^ General site
[edit] External References
[edit] External links
- Grant-Valkaria, Florida is at coordinates Coordinates:
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