The small retirement community of Dowling Park is located 2 miles west of the property. In Dowling Park you will find a grocery store, restaurants, shopping, and a paved boat ramp for the Suwannee River. The county seat, Live Oak, is 14 miles to the east. In Live Oak you will find Publix, Winn Dixie, Super Wal-Mart, Lowes, Tractor Supply, a hospital, and restaurants.

Ten miles north of Mark's Pointe is the Suwannee River State Park. It is located at the intersection of the Suwannee and Withlacoochee rivers. This park is alive with history. Visitors can see remnants of a 19th-century steamship and two ghost towns that have been reclaimed by the sandhill wilderness, which is home to diverse and imperiled native species. There hiking trails, campground, cabin rentals, and a paved boat ramp.

The Suwannee River State Park is part of the Twin Rivers Wildlife Management Area which consists of more than 9,000 acres in 14 non-contiguous tracts in Madison, Hamilton, and Suwannee counties. There are areas designated for hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, canoeing, horseback riding, hiking, bicycling, and picnicking.

At Mark's Pointe you will find mostly wooded properties on a county maintained paved road. Estate 1 is a corner lot with a county maintained dirt road on the north side of the property also. We have under brushed the first 100 feet of each parcel. Electricity is available to the front of the property. There is no requirement or timetable to build. However when you decide to build it must be 960 square feet or larger. Modular homes and mobile homes are allowed providing they meet the minimum square footage and are 10 years of age or newer when initially placed on the land. Farm animals are permitted with the exception of pigs.