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Davis Islands (Tampa) / 27.92194°N 82.45556°W / 27.92194; -82.45556. Davis Islands is a Tampa neighborhood and archipelago on two (formerly three) islands in Hillsborough County, Florida. Its proximity to Downtown Tampa and its views of the Port of Tampa have made it a popular area to live. The area's population was 5,474 at the 2010 ...
79000684 [1] Added to NRHP. August 13, 1979. The Overseas Railroad (also known as Florida Overseas Railroad, the Overseas Extension, and Flagler's Folly) was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, a city located 128 miles (206 km) beyond the end of the Florida peninsula. Work on the line started in 1905 [2] and it operated ...
Islandia, Florida. / 25.38833°N 80.23611°W / 25.38833; -80.23611. Islandia is an unincorporated community and former city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is located in the upper Florida Keys on the islands of Elliott Key and other nearby keys, such as Totten Key. It was the only municipality in the Florida Keys not ...
Discovery João da Nova, a Galician navigator serving the Portuguese Empire, was the first person to sight Saint Helena.. According to long-established tradition, the island was sighted on 21 May 1502 by the four ships of the 3rd Portuguese Armada, commanded by João da Nova, a Galician navigator in the service of Portugal, during his return voyage to Lisbon, who named it Santa Helena after ...
Horr's Island is a significant Archaic period archaeological site located on an island in Southwest Florida formerly known as Horr's Island. Horr's Island (now called Key Marco , not to be confused with the archaeological site Key Marco ) is on the south side of Marco Island in Collier County, Florida .
Sunset Key is a 27-acre (11-hectare) residential neighborhood and resort island in the city of Key West, Florida. It is located about 500 yards (460 m) off the coast of the island of Key West. The island is privately held among its residents. The island is accessible only by a shuttle boat that runs from the Margaritaville Marina out to the island.
The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas and 50 other surrounding minor islands and cays. [9] The total land area of the territory is 133.73 square miles (346.36 km 2 ). [7] The territory's capital is Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas.
The western terminus is in Perky; the road follows the contour of the island as it turns around Upper Sugarloaf Sound. State Road 939A is a spur south of US 1 from Lower Sugarloaf Key, traveling southeast on the island as Sugarloaf Boulevard to end at old SR 4A and SR 939B. The "SR 939A" symbol still exists on modern maps.