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Dog Island (Florida) Dog Island is located in the northwestern Florida Gulf coast, just 3.5 mi (5.6 km) off-shore from Carrabelle, in Franklin County, Florida. There is, by reservation, ferry transportation to Dog Island on weekends. [1] There are no stores, restaurants, or public restrooms on Dog Island. A hotel, the Pelican Inn, closed in 2016.
The city was chartered and incorporated by the Florida Legislature in May 1893. On August 1, 1899, the 2nd hurricane of the season struck the area, almost destroying the town and leaving just nine homes. [7] In 1942, Camp Gordon Johnston was opened for the purpose of training amphibious soldiers on nearby beaches. The camp trained a quarter of ...
Apalachicola Bay. Coordinates: 29°40′23″N 84°57′43″W. Apalachicola Bay is an estuary and lagoon located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The Apalachicola Bay system also includes St. George Sound, St. Vincent Sound and East Bay, covering an area of about 208 square miles (540 km 2). [1]
This light, known as the Pensacola Bar Beacon, was a square pyramidal wooden tower, 26 feet (7.9 m) tall, sitting on a point 29 feet (8.8 m) above sea level, so that the light was 55 feet (17 m) above the water. It had a sixth order Fresnel lens, and showed a fixed white light visible for 11 miles (18 km). The Pensacola Bar Beacon was removed ...
UTC−4 (EDT) Congressional district. 2nd. Website. www.franklincountyflorida.com. Franklin County is a county along the Gulf of Mexico in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,451, [1] making it the third-least populous county in Florida. The county seat is Apalachicola. [2]
Fernandina Beach is located at 30°24′04″N 81°16′27″W, [17] approximately 25 miles (40 km) northeast of downtown Jacksonville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.7 square miles (41 km 2), all land. It is the northernmost city on the eastern coast of Florida.
Jacksonville Beach is a coastal resort city in Duval County, Florida, United States. It was incorporated on May 22, 1907, as Pablo Beach, and changed to Jacksonville Beach in 1925. [ 1 ] The city is part of group of communities collectively referred to as the Jacksonville Beaches. These communities include Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach ...
Panama City Beach is a resort town in the Florida Panhandle, and principal city of the Panama City Metropolitan Area. It is a popular vacation destination, especially among people in the Southern United States. It had a population of 18,094 at the 2020 census, up from 12,018 in 2010. [4] Panama City Beach's slogan is "The World's Most Beautiful ...