Amelia Island is Located Just off the Northeastern Tip of Florida.
A barrier island with 13 miles of beautiful beach front located just off the northeastern tip of Florida. Amelia Island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Intracoastal Waterway and Nassau Sound. Spanish settlers migrated to the island around 1566, which was originally inhabited by the Timucuan Indians. Amelia Island is just 35 minutes from downtown Jacksonville. Several different flags have laid claim to the small island, they include French, Spanish, English, Mexican and the Confederate during the Civil War.