Ocala is located in the heart of Marion County with a population of about 50,000 people. It is a city of rich history. It was in 1846 near Fort King, which was extremely important and established during the Seminole Wars was also a stopping point for Hernando de Soto during his expedition through the southeastern United States. It was there he met the people in the Timucua Village of the Seminole and told him that the place he was in was called "Ocali" or "Kingdom of theSO "
Kingdom of the Sun is absolutely correct. Because Ocala is located in the center of Florida, it looks more sunshine than any other city along the coast. Ocala has two very distinct seasons. The rainy season lasts from June to October and is open daily from thunderstorms in the afternoon off. Informally, Ocala has more sky to ground lightning than any other city in the state. Morning temperatures in the 70s during the day, the levels are at 90's. Is from November to Maythe dry season. During the dry season, Ocala is known for its sunshine. Morning temperatures are often in the 40's and it warms up to the mid-70s by the afternoon.
Find Ocala is easy because the four major highways running through it. Interstate 75, U.S. Highway 27, can the U.S. Route 301 and U.S. Highway 441 in Ocala and they converge to any destination you want to go. Where do you want to go once in Ocala? That's easy enough to answer in order to: Silver Springs. It is only a short distance fromOcala is a 350-acre "natural theme park", consisting of Silver Springs and Wild Waters Water Park, you can go hiking, camping, picnicking, swimming, canoeing, diving, and anything you can think of in this miracle of nature . Silver Springs has the distinction of being the largest artesian spring in the world. Nature lovers appreciate the Ocala area, because it is in the heart of horse country. Also nicknamed the "Horse Capital of the World", Marion County is one of the largestThoroughbred horse areas in the world. There are more than 600 thoroughbred horse farms and more than 1,200 companies.
What about the theme parks? It's just a short drive from Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World, so it is easy to make a day trip to one of your favorite theme parks. Ocala proximity to the park is what the economy strengthened in the 1970s. At the moment, Ocala has experienced one of the highest growth rates in the country for a city of its relative size. This isbecause Ocala is one of the leading retirement places in the country and also because of the increase of buildings in the area. The formation of the surrounding villages, Part Retirement Community, part of large shopping area, attracting people from Ocala across the country.
Thinking for the purchase of some Florida real estate? Ocala, Kingdom of the Sun, is the perfect place to live, to visit, to build retirement or. If the recent growth in the Ocala area shows the potential of Ocala will be boomingfor the coming years. Each year brings more business, families, seniors and housing Ocala than ever before.
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February 16, 2010 at 9:50 PM
We went to Ocala for a few days, then came back by Ft. Walton for a few days. We had a blast. It really was a good balance of sight seeing, relaxing, and the pool/beach!!! We all had a wonderful time.
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