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1982 Map of Beacon Hill

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Beacon Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Tyndall Air Force Base dominates the northern landscape of this coastal survey, where military operations meet the shifting sands of the Florida Panhandle. The map illustrates a complex coastal environment where the Crooked Island Peninsula separates the open Gulf of Mexico from St Andrew Sound. Land use is sharply divided between the military reservation, including a gun range, and the emerging coastal communities of Mexico Beach and Beacon Hill to the east.

The presence of an Entrance Channel leading into St Joseph Bay highlights the area's importance for maritime traffic. Significant ecological features like Bear Swamp and inland water bodies such as Big Alligator Lake and Hurricane Lake emphasize the wetland character of the interior. The border between Bay and Gulf Counties cuts through this littoral zone, which is noted as being an area subject to frequent change, particularly around St Andrew Point.