01How big is Florida?
Florida covers 65,758 square miles, 22nd among the 50 states: 53,625 square miles of land and 12,133 of water.
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How long is Florida's coastline?
Florida's general coastline is 1,350 miles: 580 on the Atlantic and 770 on the Gulf.
Measured along every bay, sound, river and creek as far as the tide reaches, NOAA puts Florida's shoreline at 8,436 miles, 3,341 on the Atlantic side and 5,095 on the Gulf. No state but Alaska has more.
The state counts 663 miles of beaches.
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02Where are the quietest, least crowded beaches in Florida?
The quiet beaches are the ones you cannot drive to. Cayo Costa and North Captiva in Lee County are reached by boat or ferry and have miles of sand with almost nobody on them.
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03Which Florida beaches have the whitest sand?
The white sand is on the northwest Gulf coast, in Walton, Okaloosa, Bay, Santa Rosa, Escambia and Gulf counties.
Read the answer →Where this comes from.
- Florida Department of State, Florida quick facts ↗ Read October 25, 2026
- The Florida Handbook, Florida House of Representatives, Florida's nature (coastline table) ↗ Read October 25, 2026
- NOAA Office for Coastal Management, shoreline mileage of the United States ↗ Read October 25, 2026
More questions like this.
Which Florida beaches have the whitest sand?
The white sand is on the northwest Gulf coast, in Walton, Okaloosa, Bay, Santa Rosa, Escambia and Gulf counties.
Which Florida beach has the softest sand?
Siesta Beach on Siesta Key in Sarasota County is the one people name.
Where is the clearest water in Florida?
Two different answers, and the second one surprises people. On the coast, the clearest water is the Gulf off the Panhandle in calm summer weather, and the Keys - Bahia Honda, John Pennekamp and Dry Tortugas, where the water sits over sand and reef rather than river mud.
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