Plymouth Congregational Church in Coconut Grove Miami Florida Business directory Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (1925) Greater Orlando 6.2 School rankings. Two distinct FIU-operated bus lines are available the CATS Shuttle runs between University Park and the Engineering Center and the Golden Panther Express from University Park to the Biscayne Bay Campus, 16 See also Lake Worth Beach, 1990 56.5% 1,995,206 43.5% 1,535,068 2000s: a new era Miami and its suburbs are located on a broad plain between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east which extends from Lake Okeechobee southward to Florida Bay the elevation of the area never rises above 40 ft (12 m) and averages at around 6 ft (1.8 m) above sea level in most neighborhoods especially near the coast the highest points are found along the Miami Rock Ridge which lies under most of the eastern Miami metro the main portion of the city is on the shores of Biscayne Bay which contains several hundred natural and artificial barrier islands the largest of which contains Miami Beach and South Beach the Gulf Stream a warm ocean current runs northward just 15 miles (24 km) off the coast allowing the city's climate to stay warm and mild all year.
! . The Metrorail is the city's rapid transit system and connects the city's central core with its outlying suburbs. ! Miami Florida Business directory, 305 and 786 Miami-Dade County and Florida Keys, At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level Britton Hill is the highest point in Florida and the lowest highpoint of any U.S state Much of the state south of Orlando lies at a lower elevation than northern Florida and is fairly level Much of the state is at or near sea level However some places such as Clearwater have promontories that rise 50 to 100 ft (15 to 30 m) above the water Much of Central and North Florida typically 25 mi (40 km) or more away from the coastline have rolling hills with elevations ranging from 100 to 250 ft (30 to 76 m) the highest point in peninsular Florida (east and south of the Suwannee River) Sugarloaf Mountain is a 312-foot (95 m) peak in Lake County on average Florida is the flattest state in the United States. .
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