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Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Jacksonville GPS Coordinates Just over 13 nautical miles from the Mayport jetties, are several long ledges known as the Rabbit’s Lair. Depths in this area average 70 feet with some ledges reaching up 10 feet from the bottom. The natural ledge structure generally runs north to south with…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Jacksonville GPS Coordinates Paul Main’s Reef can be found ten miles off Jacksonville Beach or 10.6 nautical miles from the jetties. The The Paul Mains Tug sits upright in a featureless sand flat with a slight list to port. The tug depths range from 45 feet atop the…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Jacksonville GPS Coordinates Nine Mile Reef, located 10.4 nautical miles from the Mayport jetties, contains several wrecks. The most popular are Open-Sided Barge, Vic’s Barge, Asphalt Barge, and a 52-foot steamer tug. There is also a fishing boat, which was sunk in 1988. Grouper averaging 15 pounds, along…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Jacksonville GPS Coordinates This is a popular site for spear fishermen, particularly near the 63-foot tug Reliance, Culvert Reef and Thunderdome. The reef area consists of over one dozen shipwrecks including a 120-foot barge and an upside-down barge. Depths are generally around 65 feet on these wrecks although…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Jacksonville GPS Coordinates Middle Ground consists of a series of small reefs and can be found 13.5 nautical miles from the Mayport jetties. The area contains two artificial reefs which have become popular. A steel tug 85 feet down has fostered the formation of a variety of soft…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Jacksonville GPS Coordinates The Hudgins, a 150-foot freighter, was sunk to foster the formation of an artificial reef in 1987. She lies intact and upright in 105 feet of water. Little Wreck, an old barge, is located nearby and 90 feet down. Another barge and small reefs are…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Jacksonville GPS Coordinates The Anna, a 225-foot freighter, was reefed in 1986 off the coast of Jacksonville. She lies on her starboard side in 110 feet of water. She once served the shipyards of Scotland and ran supplies during World War II. In 1981 she was confiscated for…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Jacksonville GPS Coordinates This area contains over a dozen reefs including Red Rock Reef and Y-Ledge. The most popular portion of this area is the Gator Bowl Press Boxes. The original Gator Bowl stadium was torn down to build a new stadium for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Debris from…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Jacksonville GPS Coordinates This 103-foot tug was sunk in 1988 and remains intact and upright. The artificial reef now draws an impressive amount of sea life. The schools of baitfish are so dense that it is often hard to see the wreck upon first arrival. The tug rests…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Jacksonville GPS Coordinates The most popular dive spot in the Jacksonville area is Clayton Holler. This area of reefs and ledges lies 16.7 miles from the Mayport jetties. There are three reef spots with several ledges. One of the ledges that is part of the northern group contains…