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View of the Matanzas Bay from the Castillo de San Marcos United States Topographical Map of St. Augustine, Florida. Matanzas Bay is a saltwater bay in St. Johns County, Florida; the entrance to the bay from the South Atlantic is via St. Augustine inlet. Technically this stretch of water running along the city's waterfront is part of the ...
Shore Drive Park & Boat Ramp; South Ponte Vedra Park; St. Augustine Amphitheatre; St. Augustine S. Boat Ramp; St. Augustine S. Shore Dr. Park; St. Augustine South Tot Lot; St. Johns County Fishing Pier; St. Johns County Golf Course; St. Johns County Ocean Park; St. Johns River Park - Bennett; Surfside Park; Switzerland Community Center ...
Anastasia State Park is a 1,600-acre (6.5 km 2) state park in Florida, United States. Its location is on a peninsula on Anastasia Island across Matanzas Bay from downtown St. Augustine along the Atlantic coastal plain. This park has a variety of wildlife, birds and plants in a setting of beaches, tidal salt marsh, and marine and upland hammock.
Fort Matanzas National Monument, a Spanish colonial-era fort built in 1740–1742, [3] is located at the southern end of the island [4] on Rattlesnake Island in the Intracoastal waterway within the park boundaries; [5] it was designed to protect St. Augustine from attack via the Matanzas River.
The Fullerwood Park Residential Historic District is a U.S. historic district in St. Augustine, Florida. The district is roughly bounded on the north by Hildreth Drive, the south by Macaris Street, the west by San Marco Avenue and east by Hospital Creek. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 24, 2010. [3]
Faver-Dykes State Park is a Florida State Park located 15 miles south of St. Augustine, near the intersection of I-95 and US 1, and bordering Pellicer Creek, a designated state canoe trail. Activities include fishing, picnicking, boating, canoeing, camping and wildlife viewing.
St. Augustine, founded by Spain in 1565, is the oldest permanent European settlement on the mainland of North America, north of Mexico. Its long colonial history extends to 1822, when Spanish East Florida was annexed to the United States as part of the Florida Territory. The city core's street plan, with narrow streets, dates to the first ...
Aerial view of Matanzas Inlet, Florida, between Flagler Beach and St. Augustine. Matanzas Inlet is a channel in Florida between two barrier islands and the mainland, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the south end of the Matanzas River. It is 14 miles (23 km) south of St. Augustine, in the southern part of St. Johns County.