Overview

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The Nike Missile Site HM-69 (also known as Hole in the Donut or Everglades Nike Site or Missile Base) 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. The site with 22 buildings opened in 1964 and closed in 1979 when it was turned over to the National Park Service.

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Links: https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/historyculture/hm69.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike_Missile_Site_HM-69

Location

Closest City or Region: Everglades National Park

Coordinates: 25.370038, -80.684736

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April 6, 2024 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Madilyn Dye,

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