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Indian Key

Indian Key from directly overhead

Indian Key is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. The nearest named place is U.S. Navy Hospital, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. FLORIDA KEYS HWY passes 0.7 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles.

ghost town in Monroe County, Florida

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Coordinates24.87780, -80.67690

Overlooks nearby

Around it

50 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
  • Lignumvitae Key Aquatic Preserve: 2.8 mi
  • Green Turtle Hammock Preserve: 3.0 mi
  • Anne's Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park: 7.2 mi
  • Founder's Park: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • U.S. Navy Hospital: 0.0 mi
  • English Kitchen: 0.0 mi
  • Tropical Hotel: 0.1 mi
  • Grave of Jacob Hausman: 0.1 mi
  • Observation Tower: 0.1 mi
Attractions: 10
Beaches: 9
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
  • History of Diving Museum: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0419:34
June solstice06:3519:4320:16
September equinox07:1218:5019:21
December solstice07:0417:0517:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F707274778082848484817673
Precip in1.01.31.32.82.45.13.95.68.14.51.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Islamorada, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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