Hontoon Island State Park
Hontoon Island State Park is a 1,648-acre Florida State Park located on Hontoon Island between the St. Johns River and the Hontoon Dead River in Volusia County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: State park in Florida, United States
- Also known as: “Hontoon Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Louis P. Thursby House.
Louis P. Thursby House
Historic building
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Thursby House located at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida, was constructed in 1872. The house was once a two-story structure built from three kinds of center-cut pine that had been milled in Savannah, Georgia, and transported by boat to the site. Louis P. Thursby House is situated 2 miles southeast of Hontoon Island State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Beresford and Orange City.
Lake Beresford
Lake Beresford is a lake on the western boundary of DeLand and Orange City. The lake's surroundings are a sparsely-populated area with the entrance to the Hontoon Island State Park and access to the St. Johns River.
Orange City
Orange City is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. It is a part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US census, the city had a population of 12,632.
West DeLand
Village
West DeLand, also spelled West De Land, is a census-designated place in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,908 at the 2020 census. West DeLand is situated 4 miles northeast of Hontoon Island State Park.
Hontoon Island State Park
- Categories: Florida state park and recreation area
- Location: Lake County, Inland Florida, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude
28.96445° or 28° 57′ 52″ northLongitude
-81.35909° or 81° 21′ 33″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Operator
Florida State ParksOpen location code
76WWXJ7R+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 391070659OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4159092Wikidata ID
Q5897280
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In Other Languages
“Hontoon Island State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hontoon Island State Park”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hontoon Island and Hontoon Island State Park.
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