Might 30, 2025 · 8:21 pm
Key West and the Florida Keys are recognized for a lot of various things just like the Southernmost Buoy, Duval Avenue & Sloppy Joe’s Bar, however its elevation above sea-level isn’t one in every of them!
Positioned within the smack-dab center of Outdated City is Solares Hill, a tiny bump within the highway for unsuspecting vacationer and the title of the best level of land on the island of Key West within the decrease Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida for locals and historians. To most places around the globe this is able to be generally known as the ‘Lowlands’, the height elevation of the hill is a mere 18 toes or 5.5 meters above the ocean sea high and is the primary purpose that Key West has endured so many floods throughout hurricanes over its total historical past.
This peak can be a small footnote within the Civil Conflict that’s neglected of 99.9% of all historical past books until you’re from Key West… the explanation why this spot was within the Civil Conflict can be answered in a future weblog (sure, that’s known as a tease). 🙂 The crest of Solares hill is subsequent to the historic Key West Cemetery within the part of the island known as Outdated City. Solares Hill has additionally been the title of a weekly newspaper revealed on the island and launched on Sundays. I’m pictured within the photograph with arms stretched out (I’m that tiny speck) upon Key West’s elevation-sensation as if I’ve conquered Mt. Everest or the summit of K2.
Yow will discover Solares Hill on the nook of Angela Avenue & Windsor Lane after which wanting to see which route is the best… you would possibly must convey a carpenter’s stage to make certain! 🙂