Exploring the World With Pokemon Go: Southport Community Park
Not far from Orlando International Airport sits a massive recreational complex. I wanted to check out Southport Community Park for the sake of Pokemon Go, as well as personal curiosity. I had to make up for a lost day after all so I decided on this quite special place.
The place I chose to enter Soutport Community Park featured a lake. I know, what a surprise that once again I took pictures of a lake? The fountain does not change the fact that anyone reading my travel blog has seen this before. Well don’t worry, because there are even more pictures of lakes to follow.
Near the fountain mentioned above sits a baseball field. As this part of the park was locked when I visited, this area was off limits. Sadly, there is a Pokestop right at the center and when I show the picture of Southport Community Park in game, you will see what I am talking about.
The Open Fields:
Given the massive size of Southport Community Park, entrances ring the outside. This lighthouse not only marks an area to come into the park. It is also the location of one of the several Pokemon Gyms inside its boundaries.
Southport Community Park is massive. This is in no small part because of the multiple open fields. Each of these photos showcases another area. Don’t be deceived by their similar appearances. With this many fields, a vast number of people can enjoy the park without intruding on others. Me taking pictures was no different. There was plenty of space that I could not snap photos of to avoid this form of intrusion.
A Single Hill:
I have managed to live in basically every part of the United States that is completely flat. As a result, even little hills such as this one pictured are exciting to me. I was so thrilled to see even the smallest semblance of a hill that I took multiple pictures while standing at the top of it. But since the area was barely off the ground it does not even appear that I stood at a higher elevation.
Hey look its a picture of a marsh. Marshes are connected to lakes. Southport Community Park actually has two lakes that each have their own fountain. This marsh is located as a part of the larger one.
Pokemon Go:
Southport Community Park is a great place to play Pokemon Go. While not stellar like Lake Eola or Crane’s Roost, I still found a respectable number of Pokemon here. This park is also a Pokemon nest and I found Seel in large numbers as I continued exploring.
See the Pokestop with a ring around it near where I am standing. That is one that I was unable to spin. Thanks to the locked gates at the baseball fields, my exploration remains incomplete. Perhaps I will return here at some point.
Today I hatched two eggs. However, I accidentally transferred the Grimer before I took a screenshot. At least my log of what I was doing in the game proves that the Pokemon existed at one point. It also helps timestamp the day and proves that I was at the park when I claimed. The Budew was a new entry for me. Always a plus.
Look forward to one more blog post before the new year arrives. I don’t even have a single day to lose.