Florida Facts (Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee: tornadoes, work, retire)

[sunrico90]

Let provide facts or information about the state.

Land area: 53,927 sq mi
Land borders: Georgia, Alabama
Largest cities (with populations): Jacksonville - 777,704
Percentage of area water: 17.99%
State capitals (with populations): Tallahassee - 156,612
Tornadoes > Fatalities: 82
Tornadoes > Total number: 2,009
Total area: 65,755 sq mi
Water area: 11,828 sq m

Source US Census

Airports: 485
Airports (per capita): 2.726 per 100,000 people
Heliports: 278
Heliports (per capita): 0.156 per 10,000 people
STOLports: 14
STOLports (per capita): 0.787 per 1 million people
Seaplane bases: 41
Seaplane bases (per capita): 2.305 per 1 million people
Total number of airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases: 818
Total number of airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases (per capita): 0.46 per 10,000 people

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airports, Airport Safety Data Branch

[HIF]

Florida fact trivia question:

Where will you find the only tunnel in Florida?

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by hereinfla

Florida fact trivia question:

Where will you find the only tunnel in Florida?

I jumped right on the reply button and then forgot...... Fort Lauderdale?

[HIF]

Originally Posted by jgussler

I jumped right on the reply button and then forgot...... Fort Lauderdale?

ding ding ding- winner!

Round two- What is the name of the town where many side show freaks retire?

[sunrico90]

Lets try this one: Museum that owns 2 million shells and claims to be the world's only museum devoted solely to mollusks.

[HIF]

Originally Posted by sunrico90

Lets try this one: Museum that owns 2 million shells and claims to be the world's only museum devoted solely to mollusks.

FL Museum of Natural History. (I cheated- google )

And now, in honor of Black History Month...

First legal settlement of freed slaves...

[HIF]

Originally Posted by hereinfla

FL Museum of Natural History. (I cheated- google )

And now, in honor of Black History Month...

First legal settlement of freed slaves...

Just reread your question and see that I am wrong... see- cheaters never win!

[sunrico90]

What is the location: Museum that owns 2 million shells and claims to be the world's only museum devoted solely to mollusks.

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by hereinfla

ding ding ding- winner!

Round two- What is the name of the town where many side show freaks retire?

Gib town. Ok, ok. Gibsonton. I used to live in Thenonnassa and worked in Riverview so that one was a gimmie. haha

[HIF]

Originally Posted by sunrico90

What is the location: Museum that owns 2 million shells and claims to be the world's only museum devoted solely to mollusks.

Is it Sanibel???????