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Lookouts we can't place yet in Florida
56 lookouts in Florida are named by our sources, but none says where they stood, so they are not on the map. Know where one stood? Use its Suggest a location button: it opens a short form on GitHub with the lookout filled in.
The list
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Avalon
Orange County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Babcock
Charlotte County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Bee Ridge
Sarasota County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Bee Ridge. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Bee Ridge on the map.
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Black Creek
Clay County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Bliss
Manatee County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Brighton
Highlands County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Brighton. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Brighton on the map.
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Bushnell
Sumter County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Bushnell. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Bushnell on the map.
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Caldesi Island
Pinellas County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Camp Pinchot
Okaloosa County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Davenport
Polk County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Davenport. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Davenport on the map.
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Deal
Gulf County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Desoto
Highlands County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Dunedin
Pinellas County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Dunedin. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Dunedin on the map.
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Estero
Lee County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Estero. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Estero on the map.
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Florida City
Dade County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
We could not find the county “Dade” in Florida, so we cannot look it up.
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Florosa
Okaloosa County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Goulds
Dade County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
We could not find the county “Dade” in Florida, so we cannot look it up.
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Gower's Corner
Pasco County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Groveland
Lake County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Groveland. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Groveland on the map.
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Gum Swamp
Columbia County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Half Moon
Florida, county not recorded
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No source says which county it was in, so we cannot look it up.
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Hammock
Highlands County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Havana
Gadsden County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Havana. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Havana on the map.
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Hopewell
Hillsborough County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Hopewell. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Hopewell on the map.
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Hosford
Liberty County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Hosford. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Hosford on the map.
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Jackson Ranger Station (niceville)
Okaloosa County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Niceville. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Niceville on the map.
Suggest a location for Jackson Ranger Station (niceville) (opens GitHub)
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Jackson Still
Walton County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Leesburg
Lake County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Leesburg. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Leesburg on the map.
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Louis Hill (highlands)
Bradford County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
Suggest a location for Louis Hill (highlands) (opens GitHub)
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Loxahatchee
Palm Beach County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Lynne
Marion County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Lynne. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Lynne on the map.
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Metts
Santa Rosa County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Mill Creek
Saint Johns County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Milligan
Santa Rosa County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Monroe
Collier County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Naples
Collier County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Naples. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Naples on the map.
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New River (starke)
Bradford County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, only several towns of the name.
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Okaloosa
Okaloosa County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Pinellas Park
Pinellas County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Pinellas Park. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Pinellas Park on the map.
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Prairie Lakes
Osceola County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Princeton
Dade County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
We could not find the county “Dade” in Florida, so we cannot look it up.
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Pulaski
Pulaski County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
We could not find the county “Pulaski” in Florida, so we cannot look it up.
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Roseland
Indian River County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Roseland. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Roseland on the map.
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Saint Joe
Gulf County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Santa FE
Bradford County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Sebring
Highlands County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Sebring. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Sebring on the map.
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Shark Valley
Dade County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
We could not find the county “Dade” in Florida, so we cannot look it up.
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Silver Lake
Florida, county not recorded
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No source says which county it was in, so we cannot look it up.
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Spring Hill
Leon County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Spring Hill. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Spring Hill on the map.
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Sumatra
Liberty County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Sumatra. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Sumatra on the map.
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Tocoi
Saint Johns County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Tocoi. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Tocoi on the map.
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Tomoka
Volusia County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.
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Trail Glade
Dade County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
We could not find the county “Dade” in Florida, so we cannot look it up.
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Vero Beach
Indian River County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Vero Beach. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Vero Beach on the map.
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Vicksburg
Bay County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
No hill or ridge of this name in the county, but there is a town: Vicksburg. Many fire towers were named for the nearest town. See Vicksburg on the map.
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Welcome
Polk County, Florida
Listed by FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) (opens another site)
The USGS gazetteer has no hill, ridge or town of this name in the county.