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100 Miles of Pristine Northwest Florida
Panhandle Beaches!
Newcomers and visitors
discover what permanent residents already know; what a wonderful place
it is to bring a family.
No longer a well-kept secret, the "Miracle Strip" as the area
is also known, offers natural, unspoiled, sugar-white sandy beaches that
are some of the most beautiful in the world.
Okaloosa County encompasses an area of 1,300 square miles, including 59
miles of inland waters-all dedicated to your "fun in the sun."
Walton County, bordering the state of Alabama and spanning an area of
1,028 square miles, is unspoiled land dotted with lakes, rivers,
streams, trees and 28 miles of white, sand Gulf beaches.
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Climate
The Emerald Coast's balmy subtropical
climate is one of the area's most valued assets. An average annual
climate of 67.2 degrees provides just enough of a change in the temperature
to mark the passing of four mild seasons.
High temperatures in the summer range from 80 to 91 degrees, and winter
highs range from 50 to 75. Rainfall averages between 50 and 60
days per year, so few days are without sunshine for year-round outdoor
activities.
Transportation
Getting to these beautiful sunny
communities is easy, as an excellent network of highways provides easy
access to and from the east, west and north.
Air travel to the area is provided by the Okaloosa County Regional
Airport, a commercial airport located on State Road 85 between Fort
Walton Beach and Niceville. Additional regional service is
available at the Pensacola Regional Airport.
The Intracoastal Waterway allows commercial and recreational passage
from Brownsville, Texas to the west and Apalachicola to the east.
The intracoastal route passes through Fort Walton Beach along the shores
of Santa Rosa Sound and onto Choctawhachee Bay.
Time Zone
Perhaps one of the most unrecognized attributes of the Emerald Coast is it's leisurely pace. Unlike the majority of the state, the northwest panhandle of Florida resides in the central time zone!
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