Jupiter

Then

1. 1500s

   The Hobe people live at the mouth of the Loxahatchee. A mapmaker misreads the Spanish spelling Jobe as Jove, and later maps turn it into Jupiter.

2. 1838

   The Battles of the Loxahatchee are fought nearby during the Seminole Wars.

3. 1860

   The brick Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse is completed. It is painted red in 1910 to hide stains from the humidity.

4. 1925

   Jupiter incorporates.

Now

On the water

From NOAA's predictions for Jupiter, Lake Worth Creek, ICWW, FL over the next 365 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).

Pattern

Two highs and two lows a day, close in size

Typical daily range

2.2 ft

Biggest swing

3.5 ft on Jan 23

Smallest swing

1.0 ft on Oct 18

Highest high

3.1 ft, Sep 30 at 9:55 AM

Lowest low

−1.0 ft, Jan 23 at 3:34 AM

29 tide stations around Jupiter

• Jupiter, Lake Worth Creek, ICWW0.6 mi
• A1A highway bridge0.9 mi
• Jupiter Inlet, U.S. Highway 1 Bridge1.1 mi
• Tequesta1.2 mi
• Tequesta, North Fork entrance1.3 mi
• Jupiter Inlet, south jetty1.4 mi
• Jupiter Sound, south end1.5 mi
• Southwest Fork, 0.5 mile above entrance1.7 mi
• Lake Worth Creek, Day Beacon 19, ICWW1.8 mi
• Tequesta, North Fork1.9 mi