Highest point along 30a

[Paige]

Where is the highest point al;ong 30a?

 

[Andy A]

Sea Bluff. 69 steps down the walkover to the beach. It is also the highest point between Apalachicola and Pensacola.

 

[BeachSiO2]

Sea Bluff. 69 steps down the walkover to the beach. It is also the highest point between Apalachicola and Pensacola.

I hate to disagree but based on surveying records from the state it is behind the water fountain at Bella Vita. There used to be a survey monument marking the location, it was named the "High" monument. It may still be there. It's famous for also being the highest point in the United states located along the Gulf of Mexico.

 

[scooterbug44]

Blue Mountain Beach is the highest point, not sure as to the exact spot within that area. The county has topo maps if you really want to know for certain.

May I ask why you want to know? If you are buying real estate, the elevation does not necessarily correspond to flood or high risk zones.

 

[KISH7374]

Depends on which floor you are on.

 

[beachFool]

I hate to disagree but based on surveying records from the state it is behind the water fountain at Bella Vita. There used to be a survey monument marking the location, it was named the "High" monument. It may still be there. It's famous for also being the highest point in the United states located along the Gulf of Mexico.

I remember that survey monument but it seems it got eradicated when BV went up.

Didn't they scrape the top of the dune off during construction?

 

[BeachSiO2]

I remember that survey monument but it seems it got eradicated when BV went up.

Didn't they scrape the top of the dune off during construction?

Actually I saw it post construction.

It was initially surveyed in 1872 for any history buffs out there. Here are the coordinates if anyone is interested to check and see if it still exists.

30 20 22.11064 N
086 12 16.52674 W

 

[Andy A]

Actually I saw it post construction.

It was initially surveyed in 1872 for any history buffs out there. Here are the coordinates if anyone is interested to check and see if it still exists.

30 20 22.11064 N
086 12 16.52674 W

I, too, have seen the marked since construction but since I can sit on our walkover and look down on Bella Vita I don't think it is accurate. Admittedly I am biased, however. At any rate, the highest point is on Blue Mountain Beach. I also knew someone would bring up the marker but what I didn't know was that it was there before construction. I never saw it when Bella Vita was a vacant lot.

 

[Arkiehawg]

I, too, have seen the marked since construction but since I can sit on our walkover and look down on Bella Vita I don't think it is accurate. Admittedly I am biased, however. At any rate, the highest point is on Blue Mountain Beach. I also knew someone would bring up the marker but what I didn't know was that it was there before construction. I never saw it when Bella Vita was a vacant lot.

Isn't BMB also the highest coastal point in Florida? (for that matter, probably coastal America that connects to GOM)

 

[Lake View Too]

I've always heard that we were near "the highest elevation on the Gulf".
And now I'm wondering, does that count Mexico too? Does anybody know?