Wakulla Beach, Florida | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 30°06′33″N84°15′33″W / 30.10917°N 84.25917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Wakulla |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 850 |
GNIS feature ID | 306548 [1] |
Wakulla Beach is an unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida, United States. It is located on the northern shore of Goose Creek Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico.
This was a platted town that was supposed to bring tourists and visitors to northern Florida. Only a couple of houses remain. A hotel ruin is also visible, dating to the 1920s. There is no beach per se, a very shallow bay. No amenities at this spot in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, at the end of a very long dirt road.
Wakulla Beach is located at 30°06′33″N84°15′33″W / 30.10917°N 84.25917°W (30.10917, -84.25917). [2]
The town was founded in 1915 and developed by Henry Walker Sr. Said to be Florida's first subdivision, it did not bring large numbers of people to reside there.
There is a U.S. National Historic Landmark to the north of Wakulla Beach, known as Bird Hammock. It was home to Native Americans during the first millennium AD.
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St. Marks is a city in Wakulla County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Tallahassee metropolitan area. The population was 293 at the 2010 census. As of 2018, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 319.
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Shell Point is an unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida, United States. Shell Point is located on the northern edge of Apalachee Bay, approximately 30 miles south of Tallahassee. Most notable for its family-oriented beach, Shell Point Beach was previously privately owned. After a petition by local groups to the state of Florida in 1995, the beach is funded by grants from the state and managed by the Wakulla County Department of Parks and Recreation services. Shell Point Beach is located in an Opportunity Zone, which is a federal tax incentive for investment in such designated areas.
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The Leon Sinks Geological Area is located on the Woodville Karst Plain in southern and southwestern Leon County, Florida, United States. It is a mature karstic area on the Upper Floridan Aquifer. It is one of the most extensive underwater cave systems in the world and connects to Wakulla Springs.
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, in Wakulla County, Florida, is one of the oldest wildlife refuges in the United States. Established in 1931 as a wintering ground for migratory birds, it encompasses more than 83,000 acres spread between Wakulla, Jefferson, and Taylor Counties in the state of Florida.
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Wakulla High School is the only public four year high school located in Wakulla County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Wakulla County Public Schools network. The Florida Department of Education has labeled Wakulla High School as a "School of Excellence" in their school accountability reports for the years 2020 and 2021.
The Wakulla State Forest is in the U.S. state of Florida. The 4,897-acre (20 km2) forest is located in the panhandle, near Tallahassee; it includes a major tract in Wakulla County and a small tract, the former Woodville State Forest, in Leon County. The forest is also a Wildlife Management Area managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Ochlockonee Bay is an unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida, United States, located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and County Road 372, south of Panacea. Situated on the north shore of Ochlockonee Bay, it is also recognized by the U.S. Postal Service as Ochlockonee.