[timdierks]

I found a reference that the barge was 320 km downrange in the earlier tests. The Bahamas look to be an appropriate distance from Florida, although to the southeast of Cape Canaveral. From SpaceX's planned Texas spaceport, there's nothing at that range but gulf.

[fixermark]

Hypothetically, I imagine they could anchor a stable ocean platform out there if they find it's easier than the barge. No idea if it actually would be easier than the barge though.

[skykooler]

It would probably use much less fuel to boost the trajectory to land in Florida than to turn around and fly back to Texas.