Theme Week Florida Coasts – Big Bend Coast
Thursday, 24 February 2022 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika General
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The Big Bend region of
Florida is an informal region of the state. Different definitions of the region include counties stretching across northern Florida from the
Apalachicola River to the
St. Johns River . The Big Bend Coast, however, is the marshy coast without
barrier islands that extends along the
Gulf of Mexico coast of Florida from the
Ocklockonee River (
Wakulla County ) to
Anclote Key (
Pasco County ).
Visit Florida , the state’s official tourism marketing corporation, uses varying definitions of the region, including just four counties,
Jefferson ,
Taylor ,
Dixie and
Levy counties, in one definition, and 12 counties, including Levy, Dixie,
Gilchrist ,
Lafayette ,
Suwannee ,
Columbia ,
Hamilton ,
Baker ,
Union ,
Bradford ,
Clay , and
Putnam counties, in another. The
Big Bend Scenic Byway is a marked route through
Franklin ,
Leon , and
Wakulla counties.
Much like the Emerald Coast , the Big Bend Coast would not necessarily be associated with Florida. In terms of landscape and architecture, one would rather guess neighboring Alabama . This is still the “Deep South “, before investors and adventurers overrun South Florida in particular and turned it into one big glizzy and shiny tourist trap, a lot of people like to fall for. The Big Bend Coast is far less visited by tourists than it is further south on the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic. There are many so-called “Main Street Villages and Towns” here, settlements that line up along the main streets. High-rise buildings like in Miami can be rarely found and that is of course the charming factor. Of course, this relative seclusion is not suitable for everyone. For those looking for peace and quiet and retirees, it is a paradise, for party people it is hell on earth that has come true – including the corresponding temperatures.
Laughing gulls on cross at Hodges Park in Keaton Beach © The Bushranger/cc-by-sa-4.0
Private agencies that self-identify as serving the Big Bend region often include Franklin,
Gadsden , Jefferson, Leon,
Liberty ,
Madison , Taylor and Wakulla counties in their service areas. The principal city in the region is
Tallahassee . Big Bend is known for its vast woodlands and marshlands, including portions of the
Apalachicola National Forest , and its low population density relative to much of the state, with some of the most sparsely populated counties in Florida being part of the region.
The Big Bend Coast is the marshy coast extending about 350 kilometres (220 mi) from the mouth of the
Ocklockonee River around
Apalachee Bay and down the west coast of peninsular Florida to
Anclote Key . This stretch of coast includes the coasts of Wakulla, Jefferson, Taylor,
Dixie ,
Levy ,
Citrus ,
Hernando and
Pasco counties. The Big Bend Coast is a drowned
karst region, covered with
salt marsh . It includes freshwater
springs ,
oyster reefs , and the
delta of the
Suwannee River . There are barrier islands west of the Oklockonee River and south starting with Anclote Key, but there are no barrier islands between those places. The Big Bend Coast has little or no
sand or
mud . The karst
topography has produced an irregular, frequently exposed,
bedrock surface. Due to the width of the adjacent
continental shelf (over 150 kilometres (93 mi)), low
gradient slope of the coast (1:5000), and shelter from the usual wind direction of storms, the Big Bend Coast is generally subject to low
wave energy . The coast is subject to
storm surges .
Here you can find the complete
Overview of all Theme Weeks .
Read more on
VisitFlorida.com – What to Do in Florida’s Big Bend ,
Big Bend Scenic Byway ,
FloridaRambler.com – Big Bend Scenic Byway: Less-visited, much loved and
Wikipedia Big Bend . Learn more about the
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