Community

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Support the Florida Keys through these fine organizations:

Key Largo Chamber of Commerce

106000 Overseas Highway

Key Largo, FL 33037

800-822-1088, fax: 305-451-4726

info@floridakeys.org

Islamorada Chamber of Commerce

Mile Marker 82.5

P.O Box 915

Islamorada, Fl 33063

305-664-4503, fax: 305-664-4289

800-FAB-KEYS

info@islamoradachamber.com

Marathon Chamber of Commerce

12222 Overseas Highway

Marathon, Florida Keys 33050

305-743-5417, fax: 305-289-0183

800-262-7284

MarathonCC@aol.com

Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce

Mile Marker 31,

P. O. Drawer 430511

Big Pine Key, FL 33043-0511

305-872-2411, fax: 305-872-0752

800-872-3722

LKChamber@aol.com

Key West Chamber of Commerce

402 Wall Street

Key West, Florida 33040

305-294-2587, fax: 305-294-7806

info@keywestchamber.com

Oceansafe.org

Registry for Ocean Safe Products for a sustainable environment

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"Teachers open the door. You enter yourself. " - Chinese proverb

Monroe County records "Tree of Knowledge"

KEY WEST INSTITUTE UPDATE - Mean Monthly Water Temperature at Sand Key
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
F°	75.2	73.2	73.8	75.7	79.0	83.3	85.8	86.2	84.9	88.2	79.5	76.5
C°	24.0	22.9	23.2	24.3	26.1	28.5	29.9	30.1	29.4	27.9	26.4	24.7

Moon Phase -1800-2199

National Data CenterSand Key FL water

FLORIDA KEYS WATER QUALITY BEACH REPORT

Florida health department has established water quality section -Health department maintains a toll-free 24-hour recorded information line at 1-877-892-9585.

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IN THE KEYS TALK MILE MARKER FOR LOCATION

CITY MILE MARKER MILES FROM MIAMI

Key West 8-0 160

Big Pine Key 39-9 129

Marathon 65-40 110

Islamorada 85-66 76

Plantation Key 90-85 71

Tavernier 94-91 67

Key Largo 110-95 56

Bridges

There are 42 bridges connecting the chain of Florida Keys. The longest is the 7-mile bridge, which is 35,716 feet long.

The shortest is Harris Gap at only 37 feet long.

Highest Elevation in the Keys Windley Key, 18 feet above sea level, is the highest elevation in the Florida Keys.

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Official Committee ?

Key West Register's List for General Business/Government Contacts outside of FloridaKeys.US

Business

Strategic Planning .US	http://www.StrategicPlanning.US
Enterprise Florida	http://www.eflorida.com/content/87.html
Florida Business Incubation Association	http://www.fbiaonline.org
Florida Department of State Division of Corporations	http://www.dos.state.fl.us/doc/
My Florida.com	http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/fgils/business.html
National Business Incubation Association	http://www.nbia.org/index.html
Small Business Administration	http://www.sba.gov

Environmental Contacts

Air Quality	http://www.epa.gov/airnow/where/
Council on Environmental Quality	http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/reports/statistics/links.html
Department of Housing and Urban Development	http://www.hud.gov/emaps/
EDA-Brownfields	http://www.osec.doc.gov/eda/html/2b4_3_brownfields.htmm
Environmental Protection Agency	http://www.epa.gov/epahome/comm.html
Enviromapper	http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/em/index.html
Florida Department of Environmental Protection	http://www.dep.state.fl.us
Florida Inland Navigation District	http://www.aicw.org

Economic Development

American Economic Development Council, Inc.	http://www.aedc.org
American Institute for Economic Research	http://www.aier.org/index.html
The Brookings Institution	http://www.brook.edu
Facility City	http://www.busfac.com
Florida Economic Development Council	http://www.fedc.net/content
Florida High Tech Corridor	http://www.floridahightech.com
International Economic Development Council	http://www.iedconline.org
National Assoc. of Development Organizations	http://www.nado.org
National Assoc. of Regional Councils	http://www.narc.org
Strategic Planning .US	http://www.strategicplanning.us
U.S. Census Bureau	http://www.census.gov

Finance

Bankrate.com	http://www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance	http://www.cfda.gov
Commercial Finance Online	http://www.cfol.com
Florida Chamber of Commerce	http://www.flchamber.com/home/default.asp
Florida Department of Revenue	http://fcn.state.fl.us/dor/businesses
Florida Funding	http://www.floridafunding.com
Stockpie.com	http://www.Stockpie.com
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	http://www.uschamber.com
U.S. Department of Commerce	http://www.doc.gov

Labor Market

Bureau of Labor Statistics	http://stats.bls.gov
Employment Policy Foundation	http://www.epf.org
My Florida.Com	http://lmi.floridajobs.org
North American Industry Classification System	http://www.naics.com/index.html
United States Department of Labor	http://www.dol.gov
Workforce Florida	http://www.wages.org/wages/wfi/

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