General Information
With more than 13 miles of pristine waters and quartz sand, Amelia Island is the perfect location for visitors, nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts who desire a wide range of activities via land, air or sea. Its moderate climate offers residents and vacationers mild winters and sunny summers, allowing for a year around season of golf and tennis along with many other outdoor activities. On average, the winter months will bring highs in the mid-sixties and lows in the forties, whereas in the summers temperatures are in the high-eighties and low-nineties while the lows will vary from the mid-sixties to the low-seventies.

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Amelia Island - location
Amelia Island is an 18.3 square mile area located in Nassau County, which is in turn located in the extreme northeast corner of Florida. It is bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by the Nassau River and on the north by St. Mary's River, with Georgia on its opposite bank. The county encompasses 650 square miles of land area and has three incorporated cities: Fernandina Beach, Callahan and Hilliard. Fernandina Beach contains seven square miles and is positioned on the north side of Amelia Island. The Intracoastal Waterway, also known as the Amelia River separates it from the mainland. Hilliard is in the northwest part of the county. Callahan is in the county's south-central section. Fernandina Beach has the deepest natural harbor port in the Southeast, offering a 1,000 foot berth with 60,000 square feet of warehousing and eight acres of open storage. It is only 45 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean.

Amelia Island - How to get there

By car: Nassau County is crossed by a network of major roadways: North-South thoroughfares include U.S. Highways #1, #301, and #17; State Roads A1A and #121 and Interstate #95. East-West thoroughfares include State Roads #108 and A1A. Two bridges connect Amelia Island to the mainland.

By plane: Less than 30 minutes from Amelia Island, commercial airline service is available at Jacksonville International Airport. Jet Blue started service to Jacksonville in July of 2006 and other airlines currently flying to JAX include, American Airlines/American Eagle, Continental, Delta, Us Airways, Air Canada, Northwest Airlines and United. Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport is also available and can accommodate a Gulf Stream IV aircraft or smaller.

By boat: You have your choice of marinas to anchor your boat in Fernandina Beach! Tiger Point Marina, located on 997 Egans Creek Ln (904) 277-2720 and is walking distance from Las Casas; Amelia Island Yacht Basin is located on 251 Creek side Dr. (904) 277- 4615; and Fernandina Harbor Marina is located at Front and Center Streets, (904) 491-2090.

The Amelia Island Plantation

The Amelia Island Plantation is a private residential resort community covering 1,330 acres of land located in the southern end of the island. The Plantation, as it is called by local residents, has over two miles of ocean frontage, a Village of high-end shops and restaurants as well as two professionally designed golf Courses: Amelia Links, a 27-hole course designed by Pete Dye and Long Point, an 18-hole course designed by Tom Fazio. The Amelia Island Plantation also hosts several prestigious golf and tennis tournaments, including a stop on the Women's Tennis Association annual tournament.

Amelia Island - Historic Districts

Rich in history, natural beauty and charm, Amelia Island has two Historic Districts that are on the National Register of Historic Places: Downtown Fernandina Beach, a 30-block area in the center of the island which keeps the late Victorian architecture of the area alive with cobble-stoned streets, hundred-year old mansions and charming Inns and Bed & Breakfasts' near the thriving Centre Street, which is filled with shops, restaurants and a marina.

The other Historic District is Old Town, a 26-block area located on the northern end of the island between Fort Clinch State Park and Bosque Bello cemetery. Old Town received its designation in the National Register of Historic Places because it is the last Spanish city platted in the Western Hemisphere (in 1811) and is Florida's only Spanish town for which the original site plan still exists!

For more on the Historic Districts of Amelia Island go to: www.ameliaisland.org