Windover Farms of Titusville
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Windover Farms of Titusville is a subdivision
near Titusville, Florida
. The road, Windover Way, is the same road from the Titusville subdivision, 25 miles (40.2 km) further north. Inside the association is the Windover Archaeological Site
, where 8,000-year-old human remains were discovered.
. The subdivision covers several square miles surrounding a 500 acres (2 km²) bird sanctuary. The average elevation
of the subdivision is 20 feet (6.1 m) above sea level
. 3.1 miles (5 km) to the west is the St. Johns River
. To the east is U.S. 1
and the Indian River
. To the west is Interstate 95
. To the south is the unincorporated neighborhood of Port St. John
. To the north is the city of Titusville.
Subdivision (land)
Subdivision is the act of dividing land into pieces that are easier to sell or otherwise develop, usually via a plat. The former single piece as a whole is then known in the United States as a subdivision...
near Titusville, Florida
Titusville, Florida
Titusville is a city in Brevard County, Florida in the United States. It is the county seat of Brevard County. Nicknamed Space City, USA, Titusville is on the Indian River, west of Merritt Island and the Kennedy Space Center and south-southwest of the Canaveral National Seashore...
. The road, Windover Way, is the same road from the Titusville subdivision, 25 miles (40.2 km) further north. Inside the association is the Windover Archaeological Site
Windover archaeological site
The Windover Archaeological Site is an Early Archaic archaeological site found in Brevard County near Titusville, Florida, USA, on the central east coast of the state. Windover is a muck pond where skeletal remains of 168 individuals were found buried in the peat at the bottom of the pond. The...
, where 8,000-year-old human remains were discovered.
Geography
Windover Farms is located in north Brevard County, FloridaBrevard County, Florida
Brevard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the population is 536,521, making it the 10th most populous county in the state. Influenced by the presence of the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Brevard...
. The subdivision covers several square miles surrounding a 500 acres (2 km²) bird sanctuary. The average elevation
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of the subdivision is 20 feet (6.1 m) above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. 3.1 miles (5 km) to the west is the St. Johns River
St. Johns River
The St. Johns River is the longest river in the U.S. state of Florida and its most significant for commercial and recreational use. At long, it winds through or borders twelve counties, three of which are the state's largest. The drop in elevation from the headwaters to the mouth is less than ;...
. To the east is U.S. 1
U.S. Route 1 in Florida
U.S. Route 1 in Florida runs along the state's east coast from Key West to its crossing of the St. Marys River into Georgia north of Boulogne, and south of Folkston. US 1 was designated through Florida when the U.S. Highway System was established in 1926.US 1 runs in the state of Florida, and...
and the Indian River
Indian River (Florida)
The Indian River is a waterway in Florida, a part of the Indian River Lagoon system which forms the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It extends southward from the Ponce de Leon inlet in New Smyrna Beach, Florida [Volusia County] southward and across the "Haulover Canal" and along the western shore...
. To the west is Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Florida
Interstate 95 is the main Interstate Highway on the east coast of the United States; it serves the Atlantic coast of Florida. It begins at a partial interchange with U.S. Highway 1 just south of downtown Miami, and heads north past Daytona Beach and Jacksonville to the Georgia state line at the St...
. To the south is the unincorporated neighborhood of Port St. John
Port St. John, Florida
Port St. John is a census-designated place located between Titusville and Cocoa in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,112 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. To the north is the city of Titusville.
See also
- Windover Farms of Titusville, Home Owner Association
- St. Johns River Water Management DistrictSt. Johns River Water Management DistrictThe St. Johns River Water Management District is one of five Florida water management districts that is responsible for managing groundwater and surface water resources in Florida. SJRWMD covers an 18-county region in northeast and east-central Florida...