Where is the best beach near Orlando?
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Definitely Daytona Beach.  It's about 45 minutes - 1 hour away depending on where in Orlando you are.
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Theres a vans skatepark at the block of Orange. If u want free then probably the beach
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if u want beaches, fla. but the people are WIERD-florida is freeaakkky! NY is freakin awesome, but its no island getaway. Florida has ybor city, theres a coyote ugly, and miami is ALWAYS poppin! NYC is NYC! no place like it...thats tough, have fun tho!
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There  is a beach in the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland called Whitehaven Beach. It's sand is perfect white, and it is consistantly voted one of the most beautiful in the world.\n   It is also a very popular spot for honeymooners to go to.\n  To sail out there you depart from Arlie beach.\n    Spectacular.
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Disneyworld has numerous parks on one site.  And there are several others close by.  But Orlando in general is very expensive.\nDisneyland is in the Anaheim area, and is surrounded by more neat things to do besides amusement parks.  If you like parks, choose Disney World.  Otherwise, choose Disneyland.
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Beautiful!  Destin has very pretty water!\n\nhttp://www.angelfire.com/fl/boardheads2/surfcams.html - look down under panhandle for beach cams across Northwest Florida.\n\nWebcam http://www.liveeyenet.com/lulus/ at LULU's where Taylor Hicks (American Idol) grandmother watches the show.\nhttp://www.gulf-shores-alabama.net/beach-cam.html
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Actually, Florida has some good spots. "Sebastian Inlet" is one of the "Hottest". In Jacksonville, FLA there is a couple good spots,( "Hannah Park", is a good one.) North Carolina, Cape Hatteras. Most of the East Coast breaks bigger during hurricane season,(but that can be detrimental to your health...lol). If I had to pick the best, it would be Sebastian Inlet. Good luck!
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Oregon, Mount Hood, fabulous skiing, and the Oregon Coast, which has great waves, only around an hour and a half away.  If you don't want that much time to get to the beach, the california answer is better.
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I like the beach the best.  A walk along the water.  Some sun.  Then sit and watch the sunset... :-)
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First off, Cocoa Beach has claim to some serious surf cred, regardless of the size of the waves. It's where Kelly Slater, 7-time world surfing champion, grew up and learned to surf. \n\nBut in the middle of summer, the waves are usually on the small side. Here's the Surfline surf report for today:\n\n"1-2 ft - ankle to knee high with occasional 3 ft. and poor+ conditions."\n\nJust wait until hurricane season gets going though...
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Welcome to Florida - me and my husband just moved here last year from New York (we live in Boca Raton). Anyway, there is so much to do here. A fun beach to go to is Deefield Beach (not that far from you). They have some restaurants (restaurant called Bru's - sports bar restaurant, good food/people), shops, etc. Parking is difficult bu there is a parking garage you can use but you have to pay to park there - definitely worth it. They have a "swap shop" in Pompano (near the Turnpike). Good on a rainy day - they have stuff like jewelry, sunglasses, there's a food court. There is also a HUGE mall called the Sawgrass Mills - they have absolutely everything there - you need a whole day there. In Delray Beach they have a great bar/restaurant called Boston's on the Beach - and yes it's right on the beach. Food and the atmsophere are great. They have indoor/outdoor eating. It's a nice, layed back place. If you have kids you should update your question because I have 2 and know a million places for them to go.
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Cocao beach in Flordia
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Huntington Beach in Bay Village, Ohio is a good one.  It's on the West Side.
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The beach if you are near one.  Otherwise somewhere that has as many visible stars as possible.
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http://www.sublet.com/City_Rentals/OrangeCounty_Rentals.asp\n\nhttp://www.apartments.com/Florida/NortheasternFlorida/Orlando&Vicinity/Orlando-OrangeCounty\n\nhttp://classified.ocregister.com/Classified/searchRERent.jsp\n\nhttp://www.apartmenthunterz.com/apartments/listings/Orange-County/\n\nhttp://www.ocrealestatefinder.com/apts/\n\nTake your pick.
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If you're currently in the Orlando area, then pick up a newspaper.  Sunday's edition is usually the best.  If you're not in the Orlando area, then you can view the newspaper for Orlando online.
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There's a little island that is the southern-most beach in NC called Sunset Beach.  There is a pier too, it's beautiful.\n\nhttp://www.coastalnc.com/sswelcome.html