Atlantic Sunrise, Gulf Sunset: Driving Florida Coast to Coast in One Day

Picture-perfect sunsets that glisten on the ocean are wonderful to enjoy.

The sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Day as seen from Hangar’s Beach, across from Patrick Space Force Base, in Brevard County, Fla., on Jan. 1, 2025. Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel

By Patrick Connolly From Orlando Sentinel

ORLANDO, Fla.—While driving from the East Coast to the West Coast of the United States in one day would be far-fetched, if not impossible, driving from Florida’s Atlantic Coast to Gulf Coast in a day is much easier to fathom.