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Jacksonville, Florida
Duval County
Featured Communities
- Atlantic Beach
- Jacksonville Beach
- Neptune Beach
Jacksonville is Florida’s largest city and is called the River City. The St John’s River which runs thru Jacksonville sort of splitting the city in half. It is as 3 miles wide in some areas.
Jacksonville best attribute is probably the beaches which there are several. There is also lots of activity at the beaches especially on weekends.
Jacksonville's best attribute is probably the beaches which there are several which include Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach. There is lots of activity at the beaches especially on weekends.
Jacksonville is located in the Northeastern part of Florida along the Atlantic Coast.
Jacksonville is a very friendly city with lots of activities to do even outside of the beaches.
Best Places to Stay
- Southside is the growing area.
- Beaches.
- Since Jacksonville covers a large area it will be best to live somewhere in the vicinity or the part town your main job is located.
Where not to Stay
- Downtown.
Transportation/Driving
- Rush hour traffic is not as congested as in other big cities.
- Traffic accidents on the freeways will shut down traffic to a crawl especially on the freeways.
- Relatively safe place to drive.
- Currently there is heavy construction on many of the roadways which makes driving look you are on an obstacle course.
- Rush hour traffic is not as congested as in other big cities.
- Traffic accidents on the freeways will shut down traffic.
- Relatively safe place to drive.
- Currently there is heavy construction on many of the roadways which makes driving look you are on an obstacle course.
Restuarants
- All Major Chains
- Jacksonville has all the main national chain restaurants.
- Limited chains with locations in Jacksonville include the BoneFish and Miller’s Ale House.
- Clarks Fish Camp.
- Alhambra Dinner Theatre.
Places of Interrest
- The beaches
- Danes Point Bridge
- Everbank Field – Jacksonville Jaguars
- Veteran’s Coliseum – concerts and sporting events
- The St John’s River
- Jacksonville Suns – AA baseball team
- Several Golf Courses
- St Augustine, FL American’s First City is only 30 miles away
- PGA Golf Hall of Fame
- The beaches.
- Dames Point Bridge.
- TIAA Field – Jacksonville Jaguars.
- Veteran’s Coliseum – concerts and sporting events.
- The St John’s River.
- Jacksonville Jumboshrimp – AA baseball team.
- Tournament Players Club -home of the Island Green.
- Several other golf courses.
- St Augustine, FL American’s First City is only 30 miles away.
- PGA Golf Hall of Fame.
Public Transportation
- Public Bus System throught the City and Surronding Areas
- Downtown Monorail System
Handicap Accessibility
- Handicap friendly.
Weather
- Located in the south Atlantic region of the United States, Jacksonville has a humid subtropical climate.
- Weather is hot and humid during the summer.
- Winters are usually mild.
- Summer thunderstorms with torrential but brief downpours are common, an usually an hour later you will forget it even rained.
- Located in the south Atlantic region of the United States, Jacksonville has a humid subtropical climate.
- Weather is hot and humid during the summer.
- Winters are usually mild.
- Summer thunderstorms with torrential but brief downpours are common, usually an hour later you will forget it even rained.