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About Folkston, GA

Folkston is a small Georgia city near the Florida border, accessible via US Highway 1 from Jacksonville (45 miles south) or Waycross (35 miles north). Most visitors take I-95 to Exit 3, then follow Route 40 west. The town of 4,600 sits in pine flatlands with a humid subtropical climate. It's known as the "Funnel Capital of the South" where two major railroad lines converge, with up to 60 freight trains passing through daily at the downtown viewing platform.

Where is Folkston, GA on the map?

Folkston, GA is in United States, at 30.839, -82.007 - about 30 km west of Kingsland, GA.

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The closest airport to Folkston, GA is Jacksonville International Airport, 60 km (about 56 min by car).

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