Tenmile Corner, Florida

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Tenmile Corner
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Tenmile Corner
Coordinates: 25°36′57″N80°51′26″W / 25.61583°N 80.85722°W / 25.61583; -80.85722
CountryUnited States
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County Miami-Dade
Elevation
3 ft (0.9 m)

Tenmile Corner is an unincorporated community in western Miami-Dade County, Florida, located on the border between Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park. [1] [2] It is the site of an NPS weather station. [3]

Geography

Tenmile Corner is located at 25.6159407, −80.8572889 with an elevation of 1 meter (3 feet). [4]

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References

  1. "Tenmile Corner (Miami-Dade County, FL)". roadsidethoughts.com. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  2. Big Cypress National Preserve Addition, General Management Plan/wilderness Study/off-road Vehicle Management Plan: Environmental Impact Statement. 2010.
  3. "Ten Mile Corner Florida". wrcc.dri.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  4. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

25°36′57″N80°51′26″W / 25.6159407°N 80.8572889°W / 25.6159407; -80.8572889