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View of Hawk Channel from Marathon or Islamorada at sunset. Hawk Channel is a shallow, elongated basin and navigable passage along the Atlantic coast of the Florida Keys.The channel makes up a smaller portion of the Florida Platform from Key West to the southernmost point of Key Biscayne and lies between the Keys and the Florida Reef Tract to the southeast. [1]
All athletic teams compete in the UIL District 30-6A. [2] The school was named after James Nicholas "Nikki" Rowe (1938–1989), who was born in McAllen, Texas to Lee Delavan and Florence (Survillo) Rowe. He grew up in McAllen and graduated from McAllen High School in 1956 before leaving for the United States Military Academy at West Point, New ...
U.S. Highway 1, the "Overseas Highway", runs over most of the inhabited islands of the Florida Keys. The islands are listed in order from southwest to north. Mile markers are listed for keys that the Overseas Highway runs across or near: [24] Dry Tortugas; Loggerhead Key; Marquesas Keys; Sunset Key; Wisteria Island; Key West (MM 0-4) Fleming Key
Although the old Seven Mile Bridge crosses over the island, at approximately mile marker 45, west of Knight's Key, (city of Marathon in the middle Florida Keys) and just east of Moser Channel, which is the deepest section of the seven-mile span, it and its exit ramp to the island were closed in 2008 and not reopened until 2022.
Grassy Key, Florida, is an island in the middle Florida Keys. [1] It is located on U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway), near mile markers 57—60, below the Conch Keys. It has an area of 3.65 km², with a population of 974 as of the census 2000. [2] It is one of the northernmost islands in a chain of islands that comprises the City of Marathon ...
Fat Deer Key is an island [1] in the middle Florida Keys. [2] U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) crosses the key near mile markers 53.5-56, between Long Point Key and Key Vaca. It is entirely within the cities of Marathon, Florida and Key Colony Beach, Florida. It has the only road leading to the city of Key Colony Beach, known as Sadowski Causeway.
Marathon occupies a series of keys (islands) near the middle of the Florida Keys. Via U.S. Route 1, it is 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Key West and 54 miles (87 km) southwest of Key Largo. To the south or southeast lies Hawk Channel, a popular passage for vessels traveling along the Keys. [9]
Little Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys. [1] [2]U.S. Route 1 (also known as the Overseas Highway), crosses the key at about mile markers 28–29.It is immediately preceded to the northeast by Big Pine Key, and is followed by Middle Torch Key to the southwest. [3]