Editing Hernando County, Florida (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|589|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|473|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|116|sqmi}} (19.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the World Atlas USA, Hernando County is the geographic center of Florida. Elevation in the county ranges from mean sea level along the Gulf coast to its highest natural point of 269 feet at [[Chinsegut Hill (Florida)|Chinsegut Hill]].<ref>[http://www.mountainpeaks.net/index.php?action=found&feature_id=280396&city=Chinsegut+Hill&state=FL&type=Summit&lat=28.6191578&lon=-82.3645401&elevation=269 Chinsegut Hill, Florida (Mountain Peaks.net)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223175235/http://www.mountainpeaks.net/index.php?action=found&feature_id=280396&city=Chinsegut+Hill&state=FL&type=Summit&lat=28.6191578&lon=-82.3645401&elevation=269 |date=February 23, 2012 }}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Citrus County, Florida]] - north
* [[Sumter County, Florida]] - east
* [[Pasco County, Florida]] - south

===National protected area===
* [[Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge]]

===State protected areas===
[[Weeki Wachee Springs]]

[[Withlacoochee State Forest]]

===Other points of interest===
* [http://www.floridatrailriders.org/articles/croom.htm Croom Motorcycle Park]
* [[Bayport Park]]
* [[Brooksville Railroad Depot Museum]]
* [[Delta Woods Park]]
* Weeki Wachee Preserve
* Veterans Memorial Park
* [[Tom Varn Park]]
* [[Annutteliga Hammock]]