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Most of the state's highest named points are in Holmes, Walton, and Washington counties, in the sub-Piedmont highlands of northern Florida. The highest points in peninsular Florida are found along the Lake Wales Ridge, running through the central portion of the peninsula, and the Brooksville Ridge, which parallels the northwestern coast of the ...
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
Even as equipment/techniques improved, the initial surveyed line still remains the official border, [2] which is why the extreme points may be either side of the agreed-upon line. The 49th parallel was agreed to be the border between the United States and British North America (later Canada) from Lake of the Woods to the Strait of Juan de Fuca ...
Palm Beach Gardens: 46.737: 75.216: SR 786 east (PGA Boulevard) to I-95 / Florida's Turnpike – Juno Beach: Western terminus of SR 786: West Palm Beach–Palm Beach Gardens line: 50.276: 80.911: CR 809A (Northlake Boulevard) to I-95 – J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area: Western terminus of CR 809A (former SR 809A) 51.521: 82.915: Jog Road ...
U.S. Bureau of Land Management map showing the principal meridian in Florida. The Tallahassee meridian, in longitude 84° 16′ 37.59″ west from the prime meridian at Greenwich, runs north and south from the initial point on the base line at Tallahassee, in latitude 30° 26′ 04.12″ north, and as a principal meridian governs the surveys in Florida and Alabama as part of the Public Land ...
Skyway Fishing Pier State Park is a Florida State Park located on the north and south sides of the mouth of Tampa Bay. When the original cantilevered Sunshine Skyway Bridge , carrying I-275 ( US 19 ), partially collapsed in 1980, due to the collision of a freighter on one of its pilings, it was replaced by the current bridges.
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The following is a list of county roads in Palm Beach County, Florida. Roads are maintained locally by the Palm Beach County Engineering and Public Works Department. [1] Nearly every route in this list is a former state road since decommissioned by the Florida Department of Transportation. Most routes are signed using standard county road ...