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About Gainesville, FL

Gainesville, home to the University of Florida, sits along Interstate 75 in north-central Florida's rolling, tree-covered terrain. The city connects north to Jacksonville and south to Tampa via I-75, with US 441 and State Road 24 (Archer Road) serving as major local arteries. Students and residents frequently travel University Avenue and Newberry Road for daily trips around the sprawling campus and suburban areas. The 157-foot Century Tower chimes across campus every hour.

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Gainesville, FL is in United States, at 29.680, -82.346 - about 34 km south-west of Hampton, FL.

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The closest airport to Gainesville, FL is Gainesville Regional Airport, 9 km (about 16 min by car).

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