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Lower Keys Information

The average temperature in January is 74 degrees, with the ocean's water temperature nearly the same. Temperatures in the daytime & nighttime differ only about 10 degrees. There is no known record of frost, ice, sleet, or snow, as the LOWEST recorded temperature is 43 degrees. Key West did, however, have hail in April, 2003.

DIRECTIONS:
After you leave Miami heading South on US Highway 1 (US1), or South on the Turnpike, 30 minutes later you are at the top of the Keys at mile marker 112 (Key Largo). The only road leading to the Florida Keys is US Highway 1. Each mile along the Highway is marked by "Mile Marker" signs. Mile Marker "zero" is found in Key West at the Monroe County Courthouse. Mile Marker numbers increase as they work their way up the Keys until US Highway 1 eventually passes through the Monroe County line north of Key Largo. Small green signs with white numbers mark each mile along US Highway 1.
Map of Florida Keys

Mile Marker (MM):

Name of Key:

Known for:

MM 40

Little Duck Key

Veteran's Memorial Park

MM 39

Ohio Key

Sunshine Key Camping Resort

MM 37

Bahia Honda

Recently named the 2nd best beach in America

MM 34

W. Summerland Key

National Boy & Girl Scout Camps

MM 33-29

Big Pine Key

2nd largest Key, residential & commercial, home to the Key Deer, launching point for Looe Key reef and the Blue Hole

MM 28

Little Torch Key

Residential & 3 small resorts

MM27

Ramrod Key

Residential small resort

MM 26-24

Summerland Key

Commercial & residential area with vacation rentals

MM 23-21

Cudjoe Key

Mostly residential & vacation rentals, some commercial

MM 20-16

Sugarloaf Key

Large resort & location of Bat Tower

MM 15-12

Saddlebunch Keys

Beautiful scenic drive to Key West

MM 11-9

Big Coppitt Key

Commercial and residential

POPULATION: 16,416

AREA: 29,706 acres

ELEVATION: 5 feet
Geologists claim that the Lower Keys could be part of the original Appalachian ridge because of their physical characteristics. The islands have a deep foundation of fossil coral layered with oolite (egg-shaped limestone granules) and a northward alignment into the Gulf of Mexico. Some of our Islands, like Big Pine Key even feature fresh water.

The entire string of the Florida Keys is known for its tropical environment, but the cluster of islands called the Lower Keys, just above Key West, is most known for its natural setting and abundant wildlife. The Lower Keys are the least touched by man's "progress".

Click here to learn more about our rich history.

The Florida Keys consist of 42 bridges and over 300 small islands, all imaginatively named. From the Saddle Bunch Keys to Duck Key to Ohio Key and even No Name Key, you'll enjoy crossing over each bridge and seeing the Keys on both sides of US Highway 1, in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Certified Green Business

This Business has met the standards of
Florida Keys Green Living & Energy Education
Green Business Program

October 2009-2011

Sustainability Pledge

WE THE LOWER KEYS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PLEDGE TO USE THE
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT WE HAVE ACQUIRED AND THE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND
INTEGRITY OF THE FLORIDA KEYS.

FURTHERMORE, WE PLEDGE TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT
OF OUR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT.

WE PROMISE TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO FULLFILL THIS
COMMITMENT BY CONSIDERING SUSTAINABILITY IN ALL OUR DECISIONS,
SERVING AS AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE MEASURES WE TAKE WILL MAKE A
DIFFERENCE, AND THROUGH TEACHING OTHERS
OUR COMBINED EFFORTS BECOME SIGNIFICANT.

Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce - Green Business Partner