Pinellas County is a peninsula surrounded by water on 3 sides.
 

To the very right is Tampa Bay which separates Pinellas County from
Hillsborough County (Tampa).

3 bridges connect the 2 counties over the Tampa Bay waterway for fast access
to Tampa International Airport & Tampa.

The most popular Beaches go from Clearwater Beach to St Pete Beach

From Clearwater Beach > all the way down to Pass-A-Grille you can see a strip
of land that runs the entire length.

On the left side of the map is the Gulf of Mexico...
To the right of the Gulf is the intracoastal waterway...

The intracoastal has 3 outlets for boaters to get to the Gulf. One at Clearwater,
Sand Key, another at Johns Pass in Madeira Beach and one below Pass-A-Grille.

Many properties on the intracoastal have boat slips.

Some homes have views of the Gulf and many are directly on the beach.
Some are across the street with access to the Beach being a short walk across
Gulf Blvd.

There are also many homes directly on the Gulf Beaches...particularly in Belleair Beach, Clearwater Beach and Tierra Verde.


Look to the right side of the Pinellas map>
The open water is called Tampa Bay.

Waterfront Real estate on that coast line has direct boating access to the Gulf of Mexico by going under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

The entire Pinellas peninsula is fully developed with all the amenities....like numerous shopping malls, theatres...restaurants etc.