Jacksonville Area

**T.S.** · 12-10-2006, 10:20 PM

What can anyone tell me about the Jacksonville area? Good and bad sides of the city, and anything else that you might want to share about the area.

**Sekretgardengal** · 12-11-2006, 04:28 PM

There are nice parts, but I am not sure exactly where. My son is at the Naval Base in Mayport, there in Jax. It isn't that nice near the base.

**T.S.** · 04-11-2007, 09:32 PM

I ended up in the "Southside" area which is actually east of downtown. I was told that it is one of the nicer Jacksonville areas. It is mostly new development around my place. I can be on the beach in 15 minutes.

Curious George · 05-07-2007, 04:39 PM

So what is there to do in Jacksonville , any surfing, boating or personal water craft , what dose one do there , just curious.

**kimbercuddles** · 05-13-2007, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by T.S.

What can anyone tell me about the Jacksonville area? Good and bad sides of the city, and anything else that you might want to share about the area.

Lets see...it's on the Atlantic side which is a bit chilly, so if you drive 5 1/2 hours west, you can visit the most beautiful beaches in Florida and the water is warm and beautiful.

Hurricane season is right around the corner, so I guess we'll both be paying particularly close attention to the weather in the next few months.

Are the fires dying down over in that area? Looks like an awful traffic jam on IH-10. Stay safe.

**simplyjacy** · 05-14-2007, 02:45 PM

we are just about 15 minutes away from the beach and it's just so lovely. only that the water seems to be cold. or could it just be me?

hehehe!!!

the atmosphere in jax has been clear from smoke recently. but rain clouds seem to dominate lately. we still manage some sunny days though.

i am not sure if the fires has been diminished already but we drive through I-10 and the highway was still covered with smoke from lake city to west. it was better than last friday though.

**kimbercuddles** · 05-15-2007, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by simplyjacy

we are just about 15 minutes away from the beach and it's just so lovely. only that the water seems to be cold. or could it just be me?

hehehe!!!

the atmosphere in jax has been clear from smoke recently. but rain clouds seem to dominate lately. we still manage some sunny days though.

i am not sure if the fires has been diminished already but we drive through I-10 and the highway was still covered with smoke from lake city to west. it was better than last friday though.

Hi Jacy! Even the water in the gulf of Mexico is a little chilly, yet. I think the last I heard the actual water temperature was about 73 degrees F.

I'm glad it's not too overwhelming with the smoke from all the fires. Northern Florida could really use a thorough drenching of rain. It's great to hear that you're enjoying the Jacksonville area...it's awesome to be so close to the beach.

**a1m1700** · 08-04-2007, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by kimbercuddles

Lets see...it's on the Atlantic side which is a bit chilly, so if you drive 5 1/2 hours west, you can visit the most beautiful beaches in Florida and the water is warm and beautiful.

Hurricane season is right around the corner, so I guess we'll both be paying particularly close attention to the weather in the next few months.

Are the fires dying down over in that area? Looks like an awful traffic jam on IH-10. Stay safe.

Me too watching the hurricanes now

**T.S.** · 09-20-2007, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by T.S.

What can anyone tell me about the Jacksonville area? Good and bad sides of the city, and anything else that you might want to share about the area.

Now that I have lived here for some time and know the Jacksonville area better, the west side and north side seem to have most of the bad areas, especially the west side.

Crime here seem a slightly lower than it was in Charlotte, but that isn't really saying much. It is still ridiculously high in both metro areas.

12-10-2006, 10:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
T.S. Member Join Date: Oct 12th, 2006 Location: MN to NC to FL to MN Posts: 709	Jacksonville Area What can anyone tell me about the Jacksonville area? Good and bad sides of the city, and anything else that you might want to share about the area.

04-11-2007, 09:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
T.S. Member Join Date: Oct 12th, 2006 Location: MN to NC to FL to MN Posts: 709	Re: Jacksonville Area I ended up in the "Southside" area which is actually east of downtown. I was told that it is one of the nicer Jacksonville areas. It is mostly new development around my place. I can be on the beach in 15 minutes.

05-07-2007, 04:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Curious George Banned Join Date: Jan 08th, 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,025	Re: Jacksonville Area So what is there to do in Jacksonville , any surfing, boating or personal water craft , what dose one do there , just curious.

05-14-2007, 02:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
simplyjacy first lady Join Date: Dec 13th, 2006 Location: MN Posts: 120	Re: Jacksonville Area we are just about 15 minutes away from the beach and it's just so lovely. only that the water seems to be cold. or could it just be me? hehehe!!! the atmosphere in jax has been clear from smoke recently. but rain clouds seem to dominate lately. we still manage some sunny days though. i am not sure if the fires has been diminished already but we drive through I-10 and the highway was still covered with smoke from lake city to west. it was better than last friday though. __________________ *i will be here...* simplyJACY *"Many water cannot quench love; neither can the floods drown it."*

12-11-2006, 04:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sekretgardengal Hi guys, I am here! Join Date: Nov 30th, 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,114	There are nice parts, but I am not sure exactly where. My son is at the Naval Base in Mayport, there in Jax. It isn't that nice near the base.