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It is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the island, as well as a gathering place for locals, attracting 300,000 visitors per year [1]. Small local fishing boats anchor in the eastern part of the bay. The beach and surrounding park are currently administered by the semi-autonomous Magens Bay Authority.
East Pass (also known as Destin Pass) is the only outlet of the bay flowing directly into the Gulf of Mexico, and is crossed by US 98. [3] The Choctawhatchee River flows into the bay, as do several smaller rivers and streams. [2] [4] The tolled Mid-Bay Bridge crosses the bay, connecting the city of Destin to Niceville, Florida.
The peninsula was originally an island; hurricanes and sea level changes gradually connected the island to the mainland. [4] Destin is near several other cities in the region. The city of Fort Walton Beach is located to the west at the inlet of Santa Rosa Sound into Choctawhatchee Bay. North of Destin, across the bay is Niceville, with the Mid ...
Florida Bay; Pensacola Bay; Ponce de Leon Bay; Sarasota Bay; St. Andrews Bay; St. Joseph Bay; Tampa Bay; Whitewater Bay This page was last edited on 6 April 2023, at ...
Fort Walton Beach, often referred to by the initialism FWB, is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 20,922, [7] up from 19,507 in 2010. [8] It is a principal city of the Crestview−Fort Walton Beach−Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Miramar Beach is located in the southwestern corner of Walton County at (30.382698, -86.355962 [4]The CDP is located along the Gulf Coast. U.S. Route 98 is the main route through the CDP, and leads east 47 mi (76 km) to Panama City and west 9 mi (14 km) to Destin.