The most famous landmark in all the Florida Keys, and a major social media and selfie spot for tourists, it’s there anymore.
But hey, wait a minute! It will be back in place late this summer.
The Southernmost Point Buoy, which marks the southernmost point of the continental United States (for trivia folks, the the southernmost point in all of the USA is Ka Lae on the southern tip of the island of Hawaii) has been removed from its usual place of Whitehead Street and South Street. Naturally, in this rush-to-create-attention area of citizen “sleuths,” there have been some rumors about it being gone forever but that is not the case. This was confirmed in a Facebook post by The Florida Keys & Key West page in which it stated the following:
ππ’π«π π¬ππππ’π§π ππ‘π π«πππ¨π«π π¬ππ«ππ’π π‘π!The Southernmost Point Buoy isnβt going anywhere…
…but it will be inaccessible beginning in mid-August or early September. Years of storm damage have taken a toll on the plaza around the buoy (weβve got the photos to prove it!), and the area needs a little reinforcement.
While the buoy will be temporarily off limits, that doesn’t mean the #southernmostselfies have to stop. The City of Key West — Government is building a new replica buoy to be placed just up the street at the Duval Street Pocket Park, between the Southernmost Beach Resort and the Southernmost House.
πππ¦π π’ππ¨π§π’π π₯ππ§ππ¦ππ«π€ (basically). πππ° π₯π¨ππππ’π¨π§ (for now).
The famous concrete buoy was placed there in 1983, replacing a small wooden sign that marked the spot that is 90 miles to Cuba. It’s lettering consists of:
The Conch Republic
90 Miles to Cuba
Southernmost Point
Continental U.S.A.
Key West, F.L.
Home of the Sunset
For now, summer tourists to Key West will have to get their selfies at a different location that’s slightly more than 90 miles to Cuba. The buoy is maintained by the Key West Public Works Department.
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