Alachua CountyAlachua County is located in the North Central Florida, 85 miles from the Georgia state line, 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, and 67 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. Encompassing 965 square miles, Alachua County includes the municipalities of Archer, Alachua, Cross Creek, Gainesville, Hawthorne, High Springs, LaCrosse, Melrose, Micanopy, Newberry, Waldo, and Windsor. The County has a year round population of 223,000 including University of Florida students.
Recreational highlights of Alachua County include: the Gainesville Nature Parks featuring Morningside Nature Center, Alfred A. Ring Park, Cofrin Nature Park, Boulware Springs Nature Park, and many County and State parks including Kanapaha Botanical Garden, San Felasco Hammock, Devil's Millhopper State Geologic Site, Gold Head Branch State Park, and Paynes Prairie State Preserve.
Historical points of interest include: Kanapaha-Haile Homestead, Majorie Kinnan Rawlings State Historical Site, Dudley Farm State Historical Site, Matheson Museum, Micanopy Historical Society Museum, the 1870 Living History Farm at Morningside Nature Center, and the Thomas Center Historic Home and Gardens.
Cultural Events and Festivals: 5th Avenue Arts Festival, Fanfare and Fireworks, Great Gainesville Road Race, NHRA Gatornationals, Hoggetowne Medeival Faire, Farm and Forest Festival, and the Spring Art Festival.
From Gainesville, the county seat, driving distance is: Tallahassee 130 miles; Orlando - 109 miles; Tampa - 120 miles; Jacksonville - 60 miles and Miami - 300 miles.
Alachua County is linked to the Interstate system and is accessible from I-75, I-10, US-27, US-441, US-41, and US-301. The nearest airport with scheduled commercial airline service is the Gainesville Regional Airport with 2 runways, the longest being 7,500 feet. The nearest Deep Water Port is the Jacksonville Port Authority only 63 miles.
With a labor force of 110,000, the major private sector employer in Alachua County is the Shands Hospital with 8,000 employees. Post-secondary education in Alachua County is served by the University of Florida and Santa Fe Community College.
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