Hontoon Island
Hontoon Island is an island in Volusia County, Florida. Hontoon Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Blue Spring Landing, as well as near the locality Tall Palm Landing.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Volusia County, Florida, United States
- Also known as: “Hontoun Island”, “Huntons Island”, “Huntoon Island”, “Huntoons Island”, and “Huntouns Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hontoon Island State Park and Louis P. Thursby House.
Hontoon Island State Park
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.
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.
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.
Hontoon Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Volusia County, Florida, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.9586° or 28° 57′ 31″ northLongitude
-81.35812° or 81° 21′ 29″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
76WWXJ5R+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 358697787OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Hontoon Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hontoon Island”
- Turkish: “Hontoon Adası”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Blue Spring Landing and Tall Palm Landing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hontoon Island State Park and De Land Marine Park.
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