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Southernmost Point Buoy

Key West, Italy

Southernmost Point Buoy

The Southernmost Point Buoy is an anchored concrete buoy in Key West, Florida that claims to mark the southernmost point in the continental United States — though it is neither the true southernmost point of the continental US nor of Key West — and was established as a tourist attraction by the city

on September 10, 1983. The large painted buoy is 18 feet (5.5 m) above sea level at the corner of South Street and Whitehead Street. The "southernmost point" was originally marked with a small sign, before the city of Key West erected the now-famous concrete buoy in 1983. The buoy has overall withstood several hurricanes and is a gathering place for photographs and tourists. The paint job was damaged by Hurricane Irma in September 2017, but it was refurbished later that year by the original artist. As indicated on the buoy, Cuba is roughly 90 miles (140 km) south of this point in Key West; this was not originally on the marker, but rather on a smaller sign next to marker. On September 4th, 2025, a duplicate concrete buoy was installed at the end of nearby Duval St while seawall repair commenced at the corner of Whitehead St and Duval St. The original buoy was painted white and obscured from...

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