Southernmost Point buoy

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concrete buoy monument landmark tourist attraction

The Southernmost Point buoy is a brightly painted concrete landmark in Key West, Florida, marking one of the southernmost accessible points of the continental United States and a popular photo spot for tourists.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
SOUTHERNMOST POINT CONTINENTAL U.S.A. 1
Southernmost Point in the Continental United States 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete buoy monument ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access publicly accessible at street level ⓘ
actuallyLocatedNear one of the southernmost accessible points of the continental United States ⓘ
associatedWith Cuban–American relations symbolism ⓘ
Key West tourism industry ⓘ
claimsToMark southernmost point of the continental United States ⓘ
color black ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
coordinates approximately 24.546°N 81.797°W ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
damagedIn Hurricane Irma 2017 ⓘ
New Year’s Day 2021 fire incident ⓘ
facing Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hasFeature conical cylindrical form ⓘ
painted stripes ⓘ
text indicating distance to Cuba ⓘ
hasUse geographical marker ⓘ
photo spot ⓘ
heritageDesignation local landmark of Key West ⓘ
inception 1983 ⓘ
inscription 90 MILES TO CUBA ⓘ
Key West, Florida ⓘ
surface form: KEY WEST, FL

Southernmost Point buoy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: SOUTHERNMOST POINT CONTINENTAL U.S.A.
inscriptionLanguage English ⓘ
locatedIn Monroe County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
Key West Historic District ⓘ
surface form: Old Town, Key West
location Key West, Florida ⓘ
maintainedBy Key West, Florida ⓘ
surface form: City of Key West
materialUsed concrete ⓘ
near Atlantic shoreline of Key West ⓘ
Cuban-American heritage sites in Key West ⓘ
South Street ⓘ
U.S. Naval Air Station Key West property ⓘ
Whitehead Street ⓘ
private residential properties ⓘ
ownedBy Key West, Florida ⓘ
surface form: City of Key West
restoredAfter 2021 fire incident ⓘ
Hurricane Irma 2017 ⓘ
shape large concrete buoy ⓘ
subjectOf postcards ⓘ
tourist photographs ⓘ
travel guides ⓘ
touristPopularity very high ⓘ
visitorExperience often has long lines for photos ⓘ

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Key West, Florida → hasAttraction → Southernmost Point buoy ⓘ
Southernmost Point buoy → inscription → Southernmost Point buoy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: SOUTHERNMOST POINT CONTINENTAL U.S.A.
Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory → near → Southernmost Point buoy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southernmost Point in the Continental United States