Moving from Seattle to Jacksonville?
- 2,452 mi Distance
- 6 days Drive time
- 1.7M Jacksonville metro
- 224 Sun days/year
Things you'll want to know about your new city.
Bookmark this page — these are the icons of Jacksonville, organized by what kind of day you're planning.
Outdoors & Recreation
- Jacksonville Beaches (Atlantic, Neptune, Jax Beach) — 26 miles of beach; surf-friendly, family-friendly
- Friendship Fountain — Iconic riverside fountain; Southbank Riverwalk
- Big Talbot Island State Park — Boneyard Beach with weathered driftwood
Culture & Arts
- Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens — Riverside museum with formal gardens
- St. Augustine (45 min south) — Oldest continuously occupied European city in US (1565)
- TIAA Bank Field (Jaguars) — NFL stadium
- Kingsley Plantation — Oldest standing plantation house in FL; National Park Service
- Riverside / Avondale historic districts — Walkable historic neighborhoods
Family-Friendly
- Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens — Among oldest US zoos; African and Asian collections
- Museum of Science and History (MOSH) — Hands-on; planetarium, archaeology
Jacksonville's essential restaurants.
The dining list every Jacksonville resident knows by heart. Save the spots, work through them.
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Orsay French bistro Avondale
Beloved bistro
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Black Sheep Restaurant American Five Points
Modern American
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Bistro Aix French Mediterranean San Marco
San Marco Square favorite
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Restaurant Doro Italian Downtown
Wood-fired Italian; rooftop
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Maple Street Biscuit Company Southern biscuits Multiple
Born in Jacksonville (now national)
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Hyppo Gourmet Ice Pops Ice pops/dessert Multiple
St. Augustine origin; Jax outpost
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Town Hall American San Marco
Modern American gastropub
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Singleton's Seafood Shack Seafood Mayport
Dock-side fresh local seafood
What daily life feels like in Jacksonville.
Climate
Humid subtropical. Hot, humid summers (72-92°F, June-Sept). Mild winters (45-67°F, rare freeze). Hurricane season June-November (Matthew 2016, Irma 2017). 224 sun days/year.
- Summer72-91°F
- Winter45-66°F
- Sun days/yr224
- Rainfall52 inches
Walkability
- Walk Score26/100
- Transit Score26/100
- Bike Score47/100
Jacksonville is car-dependent — most errands require driving.
Outdoors & Recreation
- 26 miles of beaches — Atlantic, Neptune, Jax, Ponte Vedra, Mickler's
- St. Johns River — kayaking, paddleboarding, fishing
- Talbot Islands State Parks — beaches, hiking
- Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve — 46,000 acres
- Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve — coastal estuary
- Surfing — surfable waves year-round at Jax Beach
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