List of National Natural Landmarks in Florida

This is a list of the National Natural Landmarks in Florida . There are 18 properties designated as National Natural Landmarks in Florida (as of 2020). They were established between 1966 and 1987 and cover areas between approximately 240 hectares and 56 square kilometers .

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Surname	image	registration	place	county	Landowner	description
Archbold Biological Station		May 1987	27 ° 10 ′ 50 ″  N , 81 ° 21 ′ 0 ″  W.	Highlands	Private	Protects the largest unspoilt area of ​​the Lake Wales Ridge .
Big Cypress Bend		October 1966	26 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 81 ° 25 ′ 1 ″  W.	Necklace	Country	Part of the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park and home to the largest royal palm grove in the country.
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary		March 1964	26 ° 25 '4.4 "  N , 81 ° 32' 18.3"  W.	Necklace	State, private	Contains the largest remaining pristine bald cypress beach in the nation.
Devil's Millhopper		December 1974	29 ° 42 '25 "  N , 82 ° 23' 42"  W.	Alachua	Country	A dry karst sinkhole within the state park of the same name.
Emeralda Marsh		December 1974	28 ° 58 ′ 1.5 "  N , 81 ° 48 ′ 13.9"  W.	Lake , Marion	State, private	This freshwater Sawgrass -Sumgebiet inland is a popular bird watching area.
Florida Caverns Natural Area		December 1976	30 ° 48 '50 "  N , 85 ° 13' 59"  W.	Jackson	Country	The state park of the same name protects the only publicly accessible cave in Florida. Winter quarters for the endangered Indiana mouse-eared mouse .
Ichetucknee Springs		October 1971	29 ° 58 '2.5 "  N , 82 ° 46" 33.8 "  W.	Columbia , Suwannee	Country	Artisan Spring, the third largest spring in the state, located in the state park of the same name.
Lignum vitae Key		October 1968	24 ° 54 '7.2 "  N , 80 ° 41' 57.6"  W.	Monroe	Country	Located in a state park of the same name, it contains the best preserved tropical rainforest in the country.
Manatee Springs		December 1971	29 ° 29 ′ 25.5 "  N , 82 ° 58 ′ 37.5"  W.	Levy	Country	A state park of the same name surrounds the sixth largest artesian well in the state.
Osceola Research Natural Area		December 1974	30 ° 17 ′ 26 "  N , 82 ° 19 ′ 18"  W.	Baker	Federation	Isolated hardwood mixed forest with untouched groves of real bald cypress . Part of the Osceola National Forest .
Paynes Prairie		December 1974	29 ° 34 ′ 59 ″  N , 82 ° 19 ′ 59 ″  W.	Alachua	State, private	Fresh water swamp in one of the largest depressions in the state. Most of the site is part of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park .
Rainbow Springs		October 1971	29 ° 6 ′ 9.6 "  N , 82 ° 26 ′ 13.4"  W.	Marion	Country	The second largest artesian well in Florida. Part of a state park of the same name.
Reed Wilderness Seashore Sanctuary		November 1967	27 ° 2 ′ 26 "  N , 80 ° 6 ′ 49"  W.	Martin	Federation	Part of the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, protects the largest natural section of Florida's Atlantic coast. A nesting place for the loggerhead sea turtle .
San Felasco Hammock		December 1974	29 ° 43 ′ 44 "  N , 82 ° 26 ′ 31"  W.	Alachua	State, private	Mainly located in the San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park , contains a diverse forest landscape.
Silver Springs		October 1971	29 ° 13 '5 "  N , 82 ° 3' 16.3"  W.	Marion	Private	The state park of the same name surrounds the largest artesian well in the state.
Torreya State Park		December 1976	30 ° 34 '8 "  N , 84 ° 56' 53"  W.	Liberty	Country	Steep ravines cut through this state park of the same name. Home to threatened plants such as the Florida yew .
Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park		December 1976	29 ° 20 '44.4 "  N , 82 ° 55' 50.3"  W.	Levy	Country	Brackish mangroves in a state park of the same name.
Wakulla Springs		October 1966	30 ° 13 ′ 58 "  N , 84 ° 17 ′ 32"  W.	Wakulla	Country	Located in Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, the park includes the deepest artesian spring in the state.

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Florida

Web links

• National Natural Landmarks in Florida

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} National Park Service: National Natural Landmarks by state , accessed on May 6, 2020 (English)

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