Grant-Valkaria is a town in Brevard County, Florida, south of Melbourne between Palm Bay and Sebastian (part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville
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Geography
Grant-Valkaria is located at 27°55′43″N 80°31′36″W / 27.92861°N 80.52667°WCoordinates: 27°55′43″N 80°31′36″W / 27.92861°N 80.52667°W (27.92861, -80.52667).[1]
Surrounding Areas
- Malabar
- Indian River Lagoon;Floridana Beach
- Palm Bay
- Micco;Barefoot Bay
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 preserves 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.
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.
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, then U.S. Vice-President Hubert Humphrey visited the Seafood Festival while campaigning for his 1968 presidental bid.[3] The Grant Community Club has hosted the event since its inception, and it is the largest all-volunteer event of its kind.[citation needed] The proceeds go towards college scholarships for local children, as well as summer break activities for the community's children.
Transportation
- U.S. 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.
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 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
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