The Okefenokee Swamp is in South Georgia, and there are 250 miles between the swamp and Compass Lake in Florida.
However, these are navigational miles directly from east to west.
In Okefenokee, there are 10,000 to 13,000 American alligators.
These are tagged and monitored and even have names, thanks to the state parks and natural resources officers.
Being that close to that many alligators makes it easy to see how gators could travel to Compass Lake by land.
If the Okefenokee Swamp Gators ran out of territory or were in need of food sources, it would make sense to travel west toward more freshwater lands like Compass Lake.