| Florida is blessed
with countless places to dive, whether you are a drift
diver, a cave enthusiast, a beach buff, a wreck addict,
or a reef admirer. That's the great thing about diving
in Florida- there's something for everyone! FloridaScubaHound
have broken the dive sites into five main categories,
Shores Dives, Spring Dives, Reefs, Shipwrecks, Artifical
Reefs and they provide as specific location information
as possible. Visit their FloridaScubaHound.com
for a great list of dive sites, locations, maps and
other useful information.
ShoreDiving.com
has a list of over 40 different shore diving sites in
Florida compiled by shore diving enthusiasts. Each description
has reviews, directions, entry points and some have
photos. |
Located
in the southeastern corner of the United States Florida
has the Gulf of Mexico on its west coast and the Atlantic
Ocean on the east coast. Florida is the only state in the
continental United States to have extensive shallow coral
reef formations near its coasts. These reefs extend from
near Stuart, on the Atlantic coast, to the Dry Tortugas,
west of Key West, in the Gulf of Mexico. The most prolific
reef development occurs seaward of the Florida Keys. The
reefs here are spectacular and rival those of many Caribbean
areas. Approximately 6,000 coral reefs are found between
Key Biscayne and Dry Tortugas. The name Florida comes from
the Spanish “Pascua Florida” meaning "Flowery
Easter”. Most of the state has a humid subtropical
climate, except for the southern tip which borders on tropical
and the Florida Keys which have a true tropical climate.
The seasons in Florida are actually determined more by precipitation
than by temperature with mild to cool, relatively dry winters
and autumns (the dry season) and hot, wet springs and summers
(the wet season). Visit