Nike Missile Site HM-69

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 5 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1956.

From the record

“The Nike Missile Site HM-69 is a former Nike-Hercules missile base, now listed as a historic site west of Homestead, Florida, United States. It is located on Long Pine Key Road in the Everglades National Park.”
Wikipedia article Nike Missile Site HM-69, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 191 National Register listings published here for Miami-Dade County · listed in 2004 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Long Pine Key Rd., Homestead, 33034
When was it listed? July 2004
Category. district
Census division. Homestead
Architect. United States Department of the Army, United States Army Corps of Engineers
National Register reference number. 04000758 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Then and now

1956 to 1988

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 32 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Nike Missile Site HM-69, surveyed 1988

Topographic sheet covering Nike Missile Site HM-69, surveyed 1956

Fires near this property

54 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Nike Missile Site HM-69 between 1992 and 2019, burning about 17,669 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	27
Recreation and ceremony	13
Equipment and vehicle use	5
Arson/incendiarism	4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3
Debris and open burning	2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
23 September 2011	Natural	2.5 acres	Everglades National Park	COE
1 September 2002	Natural	22 acres	Everglades National Park	SINGRAHAM
17 August 2017	Natural	under an acre	Everglades National Park	NORTH A
17 August 2017	Natural	under an acre	Everglades National Park	WEST A
16 August 2017	Natural	under an acre	Everglades National Park	MYSTERY
15 August 2017	Natural	under an acre	Everglades National Park	JOHNSON
13 August 2015	Natural	1.1 acres	Everglades National Park	MYSTERY HAMMOCK WF
11 August 1998	Natural	81 acres	Everglades National Park	MITIGATION

Every fire recorded in Miami-Dade County

Storms near this property

40 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Homestead, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 funnel cloud, 6 hail, 4 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 7 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2002	Lightning	Homestead	1 killed, 1 hurt	Two men walking through a nursery in the Redlands were affected by lightning. One man was killed instantly and the other injured and treated at a local hospital. It had just started raining at the time the lightning struck.
June 2012	Lightning	Homestead	3 hurt	Three men were injured by a lightning strike at a construction site in Homestead. One of the men suffered from severe burns and another went into cardiac arrest. The ages of the victims were unclear and were taken to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. A third 29-year old male was taken to Homestead General Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries and released.
August 2006	Lightning	Homestead	2 hurt	Two boys, ages 10 and 12, were struck by lightning while playing soccer in an open field at Northwest 2nd Avenue and 6th Street. The 12-year-old was treated at a local hospital and released soon afterwards. The younger boy was in intensive care but apparently survived the strike.Witnesses said it was raining and thundering when the boys were outside playing.
August 1997	Lightning	Homestead	1 hurt	11 year old boy struck and injured by ligtning exact time and location unknown.
April 2000	Wildfire	Homestead	$100,000	no account filed
January 2002	Tornado (F1)	Homestead	$50,000	A lone "supercell"-like thunderstorm was observed by Miami doppler radar moving ashore from the Gulf of Mexico into Mainland Monroe County. The thunderstorm then moved at a forward speed of 35 mph across south Miami-Dade County. It is estimated that a tornado formed from this thunderstorm over Everglades National Park and lifted near Homestead. Several reports from SKYWARN spotters of large hail and high winds were received from the periphery of the tornado. The weather observer at Homestead Air Reserve Station sighted the funnel 2 miles west of his location. A reliable eyewitness who went through the tornado estimated wind gusts of 74 to 95 mph.The roof of a lumberyard was severely damaged and two other businesses suffered minor damage. A house's pool enclosure was damaged and trees and signs were blown down. Telephone poles along Card Sound Road were broken.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Homestead	$10,000	no account filed
May 2016	Flood	Homestead	$5,000	Homestead Police Department reported one street closure due to flooding. The nearest intersection was unavailable. Several nearby rain gauges in reported 24 hour rainfall totals between 5 and 8 inches rainfall.
March 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Homestead	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm winds peeled off a mobile home roof.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Homestead	$500	An emergency manager reported downed large tree branches, and a nearby wind gust of 58 mph / 50 knots was measured at the FSWN Mesonet Station at Miami Dade College in Homestead after a severe thunderstorm moved through the area.
March 2025	Hail	Homestead	-	A member of the public reported hail up to the size of pennies at the Homestead RaceTrac gas station on SW 312th Street.
September 2018	Flood	Homestead	-	Heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Gordon fell across much of southern Miami-Dade County, including the Homestead area. Multiple reports of 5 to 7 inches of rain fell across the region, which led to some minor street flooding and a few partial lane closures.
December 2015	Heavy Rain	Homestead	-	Several road closures in Homestead in the Villages of Homestead and Tennessee Estates subdivisions as a result of flooded roadways. Rainfall amounts were in the 6 to 7 inch range, most of it falling in less than 9 hours.
October 2011	Flash Flood	Homestead	-	Heavy and persistent showers led to flooding over southwestern metro Miami-Dade County. Total rainfall amounts in this area ranged from 5 to 9 inches, with most of this rain falling in a span of 6 hours or less, resulting in significant street flooding. Water was estimated to be about 3 feet deep at a shopping center parking lot at the corner of SW 152 Street and SW 137 Ave.
June 2009	Hail	Homestead	-	Public reported quarter size hail at SW 320th Street and the Florida Turnpike.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Homestead	-	Public estimated wind gusts near 60 mph at intersection of SW 320th Street and Florida Turnpike.
May 2005	Hail	Homestead	-	Penny-size hail was reported by a SKYWARN spotter.
August 2004	Funnel Cloud	Homestead	-	A SKYWARN spotter saw a funnel cloud near the Turnpike Extension.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Homestead	-	A tree was uprooted.
September 2003	Funnel Cloud	Homestead	-	A SKYWARN spotter saw a funnel cloud near U.S. 1.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Homestead	-	An Everglades National Park employee estimated wind gusts near 60 mph.
May 2000	Tornado (F0)	Homestead	-	A park ranger sighted a brief tornado touchdown in Everglades National Park. Several other funnel clouds were observed in deep south Miami-Dade.
July 2000	Waterspout	Homestead	-	A Park Ranger reported a waterspout in Biscayne Bay one mile offshore Turkey Point.
July 2000	Funnel Cloud	Homestead	-	A funnel cloud was reported just west of Homestead.
August 1998	Funnel Cloud	Homestead	-	Funnel cloud was observed several miles west of Homestead General Airport.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Homestead	-	52 knot winds reported by ranger at Everglades National Park west of Homestead. 2-3 inch diameter trees downed in the Pinelands area of the park. This is located 4 miles south of the Royal Palm ranger station.The downed trees blocked the roadway and marble size hail was also reported.
July 1997	Waterspout	Homestead	-	waterspout reported by pilot hst090010 also reported by nws employee.
July 1997	Tornado (F0)	Homestead	-	tornado touched down very briefly at us 1/sw 296 st. debris was observed flying about as thin dark funnel cloud approached. businesses had minor exterior damage and several vehicles were damaged in the parking lots.
November 1997	Funnel Cloud	Homestead	-	observed by homestead general aviation airport personnel about 5nm w of airport.
January 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Homestead	-	A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 61 mph at Homestead Reserve Air Base.
June 2009	Hail	Homestead	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Homestead	-	no account filed
November 2003	Heavy Rain	Homestead	-	no account filed
June 2000	Funnel Cloud	Homestead	-	no account filed
September 2000	Funnel Cloud	Homestead	-	no account filed
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Homestead	-	no account filed
May 1999	Hail	Homestead	-	no account filed
June 1996	Funnel Cloud	Homestead	-	no account filed
June 1996	Waterspout	Homestead	-	no account filed
September 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Homestead	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Miami-Dade County

Maps showing this location

5 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

1956 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000 - 5 printings
1958 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
1972 USGS Long Pine Key quadrangle1:24000
1982 USGS Homestead quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
1988 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 04000758 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Miami-Dade County	All 191 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.