Key West - Mile Marker 0
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
United States
June 30, 2019 10:18am CST
People in the Florida Keys rely on Mile Markers just as much as, if not more than, addresses to figure out where a town, attraction, post office, etc. is.
For example, Key West is Mile Marker 0, the Dolphin Research Center in Grassy Key is MM 58.9 and the Islamorada Post Office is MM 82.6. Consulting the Mile Marker chart is also a good way to find things to do and see in the Keys. For example, 102.8 = John Pennekamp State Park Entrance, Key Largo, oceanside. The larger Keys have a gulfside and an oceanside designation to them which makes it even easier to find a destination.
If you haven't guessed by now, the Florida Keys is my favorite place to visit!
Photo Credit: Pixabay
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
30 Jun 19
@JohnRoberts Thanks John. I'd love to visit those places and have been meaning to go for years.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Jun 19
There are b&b's there. You can visit Ernest Hemingway's house and see the cats. Gold treasure museum. Other museums. It's so small downtown you walk around eateries and bars. Boat rides and fishing. Stores for you shop in. I am surprised you haven't been there.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
30 Jun 19
@DianneN Dianne - Let me know which Keys you plan on visiting; and I can get out the map I made and give you the sights to see.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Jun 19
You have seen the end US 1 sign?
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
30 Jun 19
Yes, several times. I just love it down there!
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Jun 19
@LindaOHio Been to Hemingway's house?
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
30 Jun 19
great idea, a place I'd love to visit
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
30 Jun 19
If you ever do, I'd be glad to tell you what there is to see and do!!!
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
30 Jun 19
We've been down there 4 times and wanted to move down there. We haven't visited in quite a few years.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
30 Jun 19
@CarolDM We wanted to move to the Keys; but the cost of housing down there has skyrocketed over the past two years. In the area we want to live in the average house price is now $500,000.
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Jun 19
@LindaOHio Maybe you should move south.
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