BlockPlantation Key Colony, Florida
4 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1971 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Upper Keys census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33070. It lies near Kalteux Key. The Survey maps it on the Plantation Key quadrangle.
Then and now
1971 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 18 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 4 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1971 USGS Plantation Key quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Islamorada quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Key West quadrangle1:250000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Plantation Key Colony: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Pit 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Upper Keys Marine Constr. - Blue Waters Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plantation Key | 1.5 miles | 4 | |
| Plantation | 1.6 miles | 4 | |
| Tavernier | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Thompson | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Sunset Point | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Islamorada | 6.8 miles | 5 | |
| Rock Harbor | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Matecumbe | 7.7 miles | 5 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 301131. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.