Blue Hole, Big Pine Key

Name: Blue Hole
Address: Key Deer Boulevard, Big Pine Key, United States
Telephone: +1 305-872-0774

#2 among attractions in Big Pine Key

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The Blue Hole is an attraction on the island of Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys. It is an abandoned rock quarry that was used for nearby road fills and Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad. The water it contains is mostly fresh and is used by various wildlife in the area, such as birds, snakes, alligators, key deer and green iguanas. It is part of the National Key Deer Refuge. ()

Elevation: 3 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 24°42'21"N, 81°22'51"W

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Key Deer BoulevardBig Pine Key United States

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+1 305-872-0774

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Blue Hole – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Summerland Marina Boat Rentals, Old Wooden Bridge Fish Camp, Artists in Paradise Gallery, Cudjoe Key.

5.5 miSW
24°39'43"N • 81°27'16"W
Summerland Marina Boat Rentals, Summerland Key
141 min walk • Gear rental, Sailing, Outdoor activities
2.1 miE
24°41'50"N • 81°20'54"W
Old Wooden Bridge Fish Camp, Big Pine Key
54 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2.7 miSE
24°40'22"N • 81°21'27"W
Artists in Paradise Gallery, Big Pine Key
69 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
5.5 miSW
Island
Cudjoe Key
140 min walk • Cudjoe Key is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, United States, on an island of the same name in the lower Florida Keys. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 1,695.
3.5 miSW
Island
Ramrod Key
90 min walk • Ramrod Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys. Originally named Roberts Island, Ramrod Key was renamed for a ship named Ramrod, which was wrecked on a reef south of there in the early nineteenth century.
3.5 miE
Island
No Name Key
89 min walk • No Name Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys in the United States. It is 3 miles from US 1 and sparsely populated, with only 43 homes.
2.6 miNW
National park
National Key Deer Refuge
67 min walk • The National Key Deer Refuge is a 8,542-acre National Wildlife Refuge located on Big Pine Key and No Name Key in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida.