Saint Joseph Point marks the northern terminus of a narrow coastal barrier within this 2018 survey of Gulf County. The landscape is defined by the slim profile of the Saint Joseph Peninsula, which separates the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico from the sheltered expanse of Saint Joseph Bay. This coastal environment is dominated by maritime wetlands and shifting sands, with human presence restricted to a handful of thoroughfares such as Cabin Rd and Bent Tree Rd that thread through the southern interior. Further south, near Eagle Harbor, the geography begins to broaden slightly where Cape San Blas Rd and Seacliff Dr provide access to the shoreline, offering a modern look at the land use and preservation patterns along this vulnerable Florida coastline.
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1943 · St Joseph Spit
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Port St. Joe
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Cape San Blas
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Overstreet
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Crooked Island
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1944 · Beacon Hill
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1945 · St Joseph Point
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1949 · Apalachicola
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Beacon Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Crooked Island
USGS Topo · 1:24,000