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The district Dana Point of Postil in Okaloosa County (Florida) is a district in United States about 789 mi south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 82 °F
Morning Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 3% |
Air Humidity | 64% |
Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 65% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
16°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hampton Inn Niceville-Eglin Air Force Base
Holiday Inn Express NICEVILLE-EGLIN AFB
Quality Inn At Eglin AFB
Comfort Suites At Eglin Air Force Base
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Videos from this area
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City of Niceville Structure Fire
Helmet Cam video of a working fire that happened on July 30, 2008. Footage shows an agressive attack on a fire that had numerous points of origin.
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Kayaking Turkey Creek Niceville Florida
Starting at Boggy Bayou and paddling up Turkey Creek past the Swimming holes. Easy to Moderate paddling skill level. The further you go up the swifter the current.
Children's Park in Niceville Florida
The children's park in Niceville Florida is definitely the place to take the children! It is located in Niceville's Municipal Center. This video was made by Cathy Alley and Sharlyn Thomas,...
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This Niceville, FL Bathroom Remodel included travertine tile flooring and a barn style door.
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Fabulous home in gated community of Southwind, Niceville FL
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Cinco Bayou, Florida
Cinco Bayou is a town in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The population was 377 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Lake Lorraine, Florida
Lake Lorraine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,106 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area. It carries a Shalimar, Florida postal address and zip code.
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Fort Walton Beach is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. As of 2005, the population estimate for Fort Walton Beach was 19,992, and as of 2010, the population estimate for Fort Walton Beach is 19,507 recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau. It is a principal city of the Fort Walton Beach−Crestview−Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fort Walton Beach is a year-round fishing and beach resort community.
Destin, Florida
Destin is a city located in Okaloosa County, Florida. It is a principal city of the Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on Florida's Emerald Coast, Destin is known for its white beaches and emerald green waters. Originating as a small fishing village, it is now a popular tourist destination – according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, over 80 percent of the Emerald Coast's 4.5 million visitors each year visit Destin.
Niceville, Florida
Niceville is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States, located close to Eglin Air Force Base. It originally began with the name Valparaiso, then to separate itself from the neighboring town took the unofficial name of Boggy. Upon incorporation as an official city, the name was changed to attract more citizens and tourists. The Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival is still held annually. The population was 11,684 at the 2000 census. The 2010 census population for Niceville, Florida is 12,749.
Ocean City, Florida
Ocean City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,594 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Shalimar, Florida
Shalimar is a town in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The population was 718 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 738 http://www. census. gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2004-04-12. xls. It is part of the Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Valparaiso, Florida
Valparaiso is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, in the United States, and it is named after the Chilean city of Valparaiso. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,408. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 6,336. It is part of the Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Miramar Beach, Florida
Miramar Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Walton County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,146 at the 2010 census. Although many other localities in Florida have appended "Beach" to their names to distinguish themselves from an adjacent inland or cross-bay municipality – such as Miami Beach, St. Pete Beach, Pensacola Beach, and Jacksonville Beach – the city of Miramar, Florida is actually over 600 miles away in South Florida.
Northwest Florida Regional Airport
Northwest Florida Regional Airport is an airport located within Eglin Air Force Base, near Valparaiso and Fort Walton Beach in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. No private aircraft are permitted to leave out of or arrive at Northwest Florida Regional, so Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport is used for non-commercial operations. The airport was formerly known as Okaloosa Regional Airport until its name was changed in September 2008.
Emerald Coast
The Emerald Coast is an unofficial name for a coastal area in the US state of Florida on the Gulf of Mexico that stretches about 100 miles through five counties, Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, and Bay, from Pensacola to Panama City. (citation needed) Some South Alabama communities on the coast of Baldwin County embrace the term as well.
Choctawhatchee Senior High School
Choctawhatchee Senior High School is a high school in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. It is the only school in Okaloosa County to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. It also offers the Advanced Placement Program and honors classes, AFJROTC, an aviation program, (offered by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), and pre-engineering classes (offered by the University of West Florida).
WAWD
WAWD, branded as Beach TV, is an independent television station in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, providing advertising and infomercials targeting the visitors of Fort Walton Beach and Pensacola. The transmitter is located near SR 87, north of Navarre, Florida. The station is owned by Beach TV Properties, which also owns several tourist stations across the southeastern US.
Niceville High School
Niceville Senior High School (NHS) is a public high school in the city of Niceville, Florida. The school is SACS-accredited and considered to be the top high school within its high performing district. In 1996 NHS was selected as one of 226 secondary schools (private and public) to be designated as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. NHS was also named a New American High School in 2001, one of only 13 in the nation to earn that honor.
Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport is a public airport located one mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Destin, a city in Okaloosa County, Florida. This airport is publicly owned by Okaloosa County. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport is assigned DTS by the FAA and DSI by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KDTS.
Okaloosa Island
Okaloosa Island is a regionally used term for a small section of larger Santa Rosa Island located in Okaloosa County, Florida. Okaloosa Island is home to hundreds of residential homes, high rise condominiums and major hotels and motels. The area is unincorporated and uses Fort Walton Beach as a mailing address but it is not actually part of that city. The island is part of Florida's Emerald Coast and features spectactular sugar-white sand beaches.
Choctawhatchee Bay
Choctawhatchee Bay is a bay in the Emerald Coast region of the Florida Panhandle. The bay, located within Okaloosa and Walton counties, has a surface area of 129 mi (334 km). It is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, connected to it through East Pass (also known as Destin Pass), and it connects to Santa Rosa Sound in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway entering it at this point. East Pass is the only outlet of the bay into the Gulf of Mexico.
WNWF
WNWF is a radio station broadcasting a Progressive News/Talk and Local Information format. Licensed to Destin, Florida, USA, the station serves the Ft. Walton Beach area. The station is currently owned by Andala Enterprises, Inc. and features programing from CNN News Radio, Westwood One and Jones Radio Network.
WFSH (AM)
WFSH was a radio station licensed to Valparaiso-Niceville, Florida, USA. The station served the Ft. Walton Beach area. The station was last owned by Flagship Communications, Inc. The station had a Sports radio format and featured programming from ESPN Radio prior to going off the air in March 2009 due to economic problems.
Northwest Florida State College
Northwest Florida State College is a state college in Niceville, Florida and part of the Florida College System. NWFSC was founded in 1963 as Okaloosa-Walton Junior College, with its campus in Valparaiso, Florida; students started class the next year. A permanent campus in Niceville was built and started serving students with the 1969-70 academic year.
Big Kahuna's
Big Kahuna's Lost Paradise is an water park located in Destin, Florida, which opened in 1986. The park is primarily a water park, with over forty water attractions. The park also features several thrill ride attractions and a miniature golf course.
Brooks Bridge
The Brooks Bridge is a four-lane steel and concrete structure that carries highway U.S. Route 98 over Santa Rosa Sound (mile 223 of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway) just west of the Choctawhatchee Bay between downtown Fort Walton Beach, Florida and the three-mile section of Okaloosa Island controlled by the city of Fort Walton Beach. It is named for John T. Brooks, a long-time local developer and city figure. It has a charted clearance of 50 feet above the water.
Pierce Field
Pierce Field, (Eglin Air Force Base Auxiliary Field #2), is a satellite airfield located northeast of the Main Base, 5.5 miles north-northeast of Valparaiso, Florida.
Peel Field
Peel Field,, is a closed United States Air Force field. It is located 5.7 miles west of Valparaiso, Florida.
Baldsiefen Field
Baldsiefen Field,, is a closed United States Air Force field. It is located 10.2 miles east of Valparaiso, Florida.