Timber Island

Timber Island is an island in Franklin, Florida. Timber Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Carrabelle Beach, as well as near Yent Place.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carrabelle–Thompson Airport and Crooked River Lighthouse.

Carrabelle–Thompson Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Carrabelle–Thompson Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles west of the central business district of Carrabelle, a city in Franklin County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the Carrabelle Port and Airport Authority.

Crooked River Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Crooked River Light, also known as the Carrabelle Light, was built in 1895 to replace the Dog Island Light on Dog Island, which had been destroyed in 1875 by a hurricane.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrabelle and Lanark Village.

Carrabelle

Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Carrabelle is a city on the Forgotten Coast of Florida. It is the eastern end point of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Visitirs are drawn by its white beaches and to visit the "World's Smallest Police Station".

Lanark Village

Hamlet

Photo: The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lanark Village is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Florida, United States, located along U.S. 98, on the Gulf of Mexico. It is 5 miles east of Carrabelle, Florida. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was known as Lanark-on-the-Gulf. Lanark Village is situated 5 miles northeast of Timber Island.

Timber Island

Type: Island
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Franklin, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.84243° or 29° 50′ 33″ north

Longitude

-84.66997° or 84° 40′ 12″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

76XQR8RJ+X2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1035935778

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4175413

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