10 Facts About Fernandina Beach

Fernandina Beach is a city in and the county seat of Nassau County, Florida, United States.

The town of Fernandina Beach, which was about a mile from the present city, was named in honor of King Ferdinand VII of Spain by the governor of the Spanish province of East Florida, Enrique White.

Fernandina Beach has the distinction of being the last Spanish city platted in the Western Hemisphere, in 1811.

The Old Town Fernandina Beach was too cut off by the marshes to be used as a terminal.

The leaders of Fernandina Beach did not want a new community to grow and prosper to surpass their town.

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The City of Fernandina Beach offered a reward for the capture of Murray, "dead or alive".

Fernandina Beach is located at, approximately 25 miles northeast of downtown Jacksonville.

Fernandina Beach has a humid subtropical climate with long, hot, and rainy summers and short, mild winters.

Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport is a general aviation airfield approximately three miles south of the city that serves Amelia Island.

Amelia Island Montessori School is near American Fernandina Beach and is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools and is an associate member school with the American Montessori Society.