2015 Map of Beacon Hill

About this map

The coastal communities of Mexico Beach and Beacon Hill anchor this survey of the Florida panhandle shoreline, where the county line separates Bay and Gulf counties. The landscape is defined by its complex maritime geography, including the protective Raffield Peninsula and Crooked Island which shelter the waters of Crooked Island Sound. This coastal corridor is marked by a grid of local streets like Maryland Blvd and Oleander Ave, indicating the residential development that lines the white sands of the Gulf. Further inland, the path of the Intracoastal Waterway cuts through the lowlands, supported by numerous small drainages such as Cypress Cr and Joe Lamb Br. The map highlights the transition from the developed beaches to the more open maritime environments of Saint Andrew Point and the beginning of Saint Joseph Bay, showing how transportation routes like Tyndall Pky connect these isolated coastal outposts.