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The claim on the buoy stating "90 miles to Cuba" may be a rounded number, since Cuba, at its closest point is 94 statute (81 nautical) miles due south. [19] One book author suggests they meant 90 nautical miles, from a distance of 103 statute ('regular') miles measuring from Key West to Havana, Cuba. [20]
Description: Local call number: DM2980 Title: The Southernmost Point, 90 miles to Cuba: Key West, Florida Date: ca. 1985 Physical descrip: 1 photonegative - col. - 60 ...
The monument states "90 Miles to Cuba", although Key West and Cuba are actually about 95 statute miles (153 kilometers; 83 nautical miles) apart at their closest points. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Note that the distance from the monument to Havana is, however, about 90 nautical miles (104 statute miles; 167 kilometers).
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the island later became a strategic position for installation of missile defense systems and military personnel in the event of a sudden attack from Cuba. In his speeches regarding Fidel Castro, President John F. Kennedy often used the phrase "90 miles from Cuba" in reference to Key West's close proximity to Cuba.
A navigational marker that vanished off NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in South Florida turned up on an island more than 4,300 miles away, officials say.
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A mileage sign, as well as reassurance markers and mile post in the background, on the I-70 in Pennsylvania. Destinations on mileage signs are displayed from nearest at the top to furthest. Route numbers are not shown, instead being displayed on reassurance markers, which may or may not be located near to the mileage sign itself.
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