Sugarloaf Shores, Florida

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Sugarloaf Shores, Florida
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Sugarloaf Lodge on U.S. 1 in Sugarloaf Shores
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Sugarloaf Shores
Coordinates: 24°38′38″N81°33′43″W / 24.644°N 81.562°W / 24.644; -81.562
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Florida.svg  Florida
County   Monroe
Elevation
3 ft (1 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Sugarloaf Shores is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, United States, located in the lower Florida Keys on Lower Sugarloaf Key near mile marker 17 on US 1 (the Overseas Highway).

Contents

It is directly across US 1 from the ghost town of Perky.

Geography

It is located at 24°38′38″N81°33′43″W / 24.644°N 81.562°W / 24.644; -81.562 with an elevation of 3 feet (1 m). [1]

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Road to Sugarloaf Airport

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Coordinates: 24°38′38″N81°33′43″W / 24.644°N 81.562°W / 24.644; -81.562