3 years, 2 months ago
What's more of a "hot-zone" for beach metal detecting ? The areas North of Sebastian S.P. for lost jewelry, OR, South, for shipwreck coins
Meaning specifically within 10 miles in either direction of the perimeter of Sebastian Inlet S.P. Or does one area or another between Melbourne Beach and Ft. Pierce have a better combination of total treasure prospecting?(with a metal detector) (I'll either be on foot, or biking) there any substantial amount of private beach North or South of Sebastian State Park's outside perimeter, within 10 miles in either direction?
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Florida's Shoreline Treasures
"the hottest site where finds were being made involved Bonsteel Park."
"Besides the Vero Beach Holiday Inn area, sites where I’ve had the best luck include:
Any of the beaches three miles north or south of Sebastian Inlet State Park, in particular, Bonsteel Park north of Sebastian Inlet
Wabasso Beach
Melbourne Beach
Aquarina Beach, about 11 miles south of Melbourne Beach
Pepper Park Beach near Fort Pierce"
http://www.visitflorida.com/articles/floridas-shoreline-treasures
2008 forum postings favor north side Sebastian beach
http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?4,282231,293852#msg-293852
http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?4,292782,293405#msg-293405
2007 forum posting about dredging at Sebastian SP
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=122482.0
Southeast Florida Sites
BEACH SCATTER PATTERNS FOR WRECK-SITES ALONG SE COASTLINE (map)
http://www.treasuresites.com/members/sef.htm
Florida Online Park Guide
Frequently Asked Questions about Sebastian Inlet State Park
Question: Are metal detectors allowed on the beach?
http://www.floridastateparks.org/sebastianinlet/ParkSummary.cfm
To ask experienced Sebastian searchers in person:
"Treasure Coast Archeological Society is a non-profit organization of Metal Detectorist"
http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/trails/8480/
Metal Detecting Forum at thetreasuredepot.com
This may be a promising place to ask your question
http://www.thetreasuredepot.com/cgi-bin/detecting/detecting_config.pl
2006 forum posting re: Sebastian - other beaches
http://thunting.com/smf/index.php?topic=805.0
2004/5 forum posting re: Sebastian - where to look
http://wwwtoolz.com/msgboard/msgboard.asp?act=view&msg=91&user=treasure&f=1&folder=52&foldername=
1980 American Heritage Magazine - when to look - after a storm & detailed history of Sebastian wrecks/finds
http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1980/6/1980_6_32.shtml
PHOTO ARCHIVE FOR AUGUST 21, 2008 - how the inlet area was created
"Sebastian Inlet District was created Sept. 12, 1919, which was celebrated with a big party. The estimated cost of creating the inlet was $92,008. By 1929, dredges and barges had been obtained, and dynamiting began to open the passage even further."
http://www.tcpalm.com/photos/2008/aug/21/
Florida maps and geography (links)
http://www.floridasmart.com/travel/maps/index.htm
Excerpt from article: Metal Detection as a Hobby
"Finding lost metal items (jewelry or coins etc.) on beaches is a well-known hobby now, popularly called beach combing. Beach combers should familiarize themselves with tides and other beach-related phenomena for better use of their metal detectors on beaches."
http://www.arizonagoldprospectors.com/news/Metal_Detector_News.html
Tides for Sebastian Inlet Bridge (visual)
http://www.protides.com/florida/2445/
Tide predictions for Sebastian Inlet bridge, Indian River, Florida (in words)
http://www.tides.info/?command=view&location=Sebastian+Inlet+bridge,+Indian+River,+Florida
Sebastian Inlet Bridge tides (visual and in words with one month, one year links)
http://www.mobilegeographics.com:81/locations/5710.html
Tides links along Florida coastline
http://www.verobeachbusinessdirectory.com/vero-beach-indian-river-tides.php
2008 forum postings with general tips where to search for sites using books:
http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?2,297833,297833#msg-297833
http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?2,262378,262378#msg-262378
Metal detecting tips (in general)
http://www.therockerbox.com/metal_detecting.htm
"the hottest site where finds were being made involved Bonsteel Park."
"Besides the Vero Beach Holiday Inn area, sites where I’ve had the best luck include:
Any of the beaches three miles north or south of Sebastian Inlet State Park, in particular, Bonsteel Park north of Sebastian Inlet
Wabasso Beach
Melbourne Beach
Aquarina Beach, about 11 miles south of Melbourne Beach
Pepper Park Beach near Fort Pierce"
http://www.visitflorida.com/articles/floridas-shoreline-treasures
2008 forum postings favor north side Sebastian beach
http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?4,282231,293852#msg-293852
http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?4,292782,293405#msg-293405
2007 forum posting about dredging at Sebastian SP
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=122482.0
Southeast Florida Sites
BEACH SCATTER PATTERNS FOR WRECK-SITES ALONG SE COASTLINE (map)
http://www.treasuresites.com/members/sef.htm
Florida Online Park Guide
Frequently Asked Questions about Sebastian Inlet State Park
Question: Are metal detectors allowed on the beach?
http://www.floridastateparks.org/sebastianinlet/ParkSummary.cfm
To ask experienced Sebastian searchers in person:
"Treasure Coast Archeological Society is a non-profit organization of Metal Detectorist"
http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/trails/8480/
Metal Detecting Forum at thetreasuredepot.com
This may be a promising place to ask your question
http://www.thetreasuredepot.com/cgi-bin/detecting/detecting_config.pl
2006 forum posting re: Sebastian - other beaches
http://thunting.com/smf/index.php?topic=805.0
2004/5 forum posting re: Sebastian - where to look
http://wwwtoolz.com/msgboard/msgboard.asp?act=view&msg=91&user=treasure&f=1&folder=52&foldername=
1980 American Heritage Magazine - when to look - after a storm & detailed history of Sebastian wrecks/finds
http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1980/6/1980_6_32.shtml
PHOTO ARCHIVE FOR AUGUST 21, 2008 - how the inlet area was created
"Sebastian Inlet District was created Sept. 12, 1919, which was celebrated with a big party. The estimated cost of creating the inlet was $92,008. By 1929, dredges and barges had been obtained, and dynamiting began to open the passage even further."
http://www.tcpalm.com/photos/2008/aug/21/
Florida maps and geography (links)
http://www.floridasmart.com/travel/maps/index.htm
Excerpt from article: Metal Detection as a Hobby
"Finding lost metal items (jewelry or coins etc.) on beaches is a well-known hobby now, popularly called beach combing. Beach combers should familiarize themselves with tides and other beach-related phenomena for better use of their metal detectors on beaches."
http://www.arizonagoldprospectors.com/news/Metal_Detector_News.html
Tides for Sebastian Inlet Bridge (visual)
http://www.protides.com/florida/2445/
Tide predictions for Sebastian Inlet bridge, Indian River, Florida (in words)
http://www.tides.info/?command=view&location=Sebastian+Inlet+bridge,+Indian+River,+Florida
Sebastian Inlet Bridge tides (visual and in words with one month, one year links)
http://www.mobilegeographics.com:81/locations/5710.html
Tides links along Florida coastline
http://www.verobeachbusinessdirectory.com/vero-beach-indian-river-tides.php
2008 forum postings with general tips where to search for sites using books:
http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?2,297833,297833#msg-297833
http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?2,262378,262378#msg-262378
Metal detecting tips (in general)
http://www.therockerbox.com/metal_detecting.htm
source(s):
http://www.visitflorida.com/articles/floridas-shoreline-treasures http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?4,282231,293852#msg-293852
http://www.floridasmart.com/travel/maps/index.htm http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?4,292782,293405#msg-293405 http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=122482.0 http://www.treasuresites.com/members/sef.htm http://www.floridastateparks.org/sebastianinlet/ParkSummary.cfm http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/trails/8480/ http://www.thetreasuredepot.com/cgi-bin/detecting/detecting_config.pl
http://thunting.com/smf/index.php?topic=805.0 http://wwwtoolz.com/msgboard/msgboard.asp?act=view&msg=91&user=trea... http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1980/6/1980_6_32.shtml http://www.tcpalm.com/photos/2008/aug/21/ http://www.arizonagoldprospectors.com/news/Metal_Detector_News.html http://www.protides.com/florida/2445/ http://www.tides.info/?command=view&location=Sebastian+Inlet+bridge,+In... http://www.verobeachbusinessdirectory.com/vero-beach-indian-river-tides.php
http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?2,297833,297833#msg-297833
http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?2,262378,262378#msg-262378
http://www.therockerbox.com/metal_detecting.htm
http://www.visitflorida.com/articles/floridas-shoreline-treasures http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?4,282231,293852#msg-293852
http://www.floridasmart.com/travel/maps/index.htm http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?4,292782,293405#msg-293405 http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=122482.0 http://www.treasuresites.com/members/sef.htm http://www.floridastateparks.org/sebastianinlet/ParkSummary.cfm http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/trails/8480/ http://www.thetreasuredepot.com/cgi-bin/detecting/detecting_config.pl
http://thunting.com/smf/index.php?topic=805.0 http://wwwtoolz.com/msgboard/msgboard.asp?act=view&msg=91&user=trea... http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1980/6/1980_6_32.shtml http://www.tcpalm.com/photos/2008/aug/21/ http://www.arizonagoldprospectors.com/news/Metal_Detector_News.html http://www.protides.com/florida/2445/ http://www.tides.info/?command=view&location=Sebastian+Inlet+bridge,+In... http://www.verobeachbusinessdirectory.com/vero-beach-indian-river-tides.php
http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?2,297833,297833#msg-297833
http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?2,262378,262378#msg-262378
http://www.therockerbox.com/metal_detecting.htm
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