LOCATED IN A COUNTRY SETTING only minutes from shopping, medical facilities, and the new Rays baseball stadium. Close to the Myakka River and only 25 minutes to the beautiful "blue water" beaches of Manasota Key on the Gulf of Mexico and 12 minutes to Port Charlotte Town Center Mall shopping with 5 major name brand department stores, 16 movie theaters, and over 100 specialty stores and restaurants. AREA INFO: The Port Charlotte area was VOTED #1 PLACE TO LIVE by CNN and MONEY magazine and in the TOP PLACES TO RETIRE in WHERE TO RETIRE magazine. Port Charlotte is located on the Gulf Coast of Southwest Florida, approximately 50 miles south of Sarasota, 25 miles north of Fort Myers, 125 miles from Orlando and Disney World, and approximately 45 minutes to the Southwest Florida International Airport.