List of coasts of Florida
The US state of Florida has many different names to different parts of the state's shoreline. Some of them are official names while others are unofficial names used by marketers for tourism purposes and may have even fallen into general disuse. Coasts can overlap. The following officially and unofficially named coasts (proceeding roughly counterclockwise from northeasternmost shore):
- First Coast / Historic Coast[1]
- Surf Coast (1970s local name for Daytona area)
- Space Coast / Mosquito Coast
- Treasure Coast
- Gold Coast
- South Florida
- Florida Keys
- Sun Coast
- Paradise Coast (name for Naples area)
- Lee Island Coast
- ,[2] most notably includes the city of Sarasota
- Florida Suncoast
- Nature Coast
- Big Bend Coast
- Forgotten Coast
- Emerald Coast
Fun Coast[]
Various localities have tried to claim usage of the term "Fun Coast". In the 1990s promoters initiated a campaign to dub the Halifax area the "Fun Coast". This particular branding had previously been attempted for the St. Petersburg area in the 1980s[3] and Fort Lauderdale in 1993.[4] By 1995 promoters pushed to sell Volusia and Flagler Counties together as the "Fun Coast".[5] In 1999, when the Halifax area was preparing to split from area code 904, the Daytona Beach/Halifax Area Chamber of Commerce lobbied to claim the previously unassigned "386", spelling "FUN" on a telephone keypad, as their new code. This measure, supported by various government officials, agencies, and residents, was successful, and area code 386 was created to cover the area around Daytona as well as a non-contiguous part of North Central Florida.[6][7][8]
See also[]
- Palm Coast, Florida, the name of a city roughly between First Coast and Space Coast
References[]
- ^ Dixon, Drew (July 27, 2013). "Historic Coast latest in a growing number of Florida coastal monikers". The Florida Times-Union.
- ^ "Florida's Cultural Coast".
- ^ Bill Moss (January 27, 1988). "Tourism ad drives home its point". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ "Fun Coast? Dizzy World is more like it". Miami Herald. August 31, 1993. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ John E. Evans (July 16, 1995). "Why don't we try harder to promote Volusia?". Daytona Beach News Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ Daytona Beach News-Journal: Officials Hang on for New Area Code Split Imminent for 904 Calling Area, June 16, 1999
- ^ Daytona Beach News-Journal: PSC Set to Release Area Code Proposal, August 17, 2000
- ^ Florida Public Service Commission: Area Code F-U-N is About to Begin, February 01, 2001
- "Welcome to the Florida Coasts !". Retrieved September 10, 2017.
External links[]
- Geography of Florida
- Coasts of the United States