Tides & Towns
Everglades · FL

Flamingo

The end of the road in Everglades National Park.

Settled
c. 1892
Families in 1900
About 50
Road from Florida City
39 miles
Tides
Two highs, two lows, uneven

Then

  1. c. 1892

    Settlers arrive and supply fish, vegetables and charcoal to Key West. The settlement is named for the bird in 1893.

  2. Early 1900s

    Game warden Guy Bradley is shot and killed after confronting plume hunters. The outrage leads to federal laws against plume hunting.

  3. 1922

    The Ingraham Highway from Homestead reaches Flamingo.

  4. 1959

    The Flamingo Lodge opens, with 103 rooms and 24 cabins.

  5. 2005

    Hurricane Wilma's storm surge of up to nine feet destroys most of the buildings.

  6. 2023

    A new lodge and restaurant open, and the visitor center reopens as the Guy Bradley Visitor Center.

Now

Flamingo sits on the east end of Cape Sable facing Florida Bay, the southernmost headquarters of Everglades National Park. It is one end of the 99-mile Wilderness Waterway.

Visitors hike, paddle and rent houseboats from the marina, and the dark skies make it a favorite for stargazing.

On the water

From NOAA's predictions for Flamingo, Florida Bay, FL over the next 365 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).

Pattern
Two highs and two lows a day, one noticeably bigger than the other
Typical daily range
2.6 ft
Biggest swing
4.0 ft on Nov 26
Smallest swing
1.1 ft on Feb 2
Highest high
3.7 ft, Oct 29 at 5:17 AM
Lowest low
−0.7 ft, Jan 21 at 10:07 AM

4 tide stations around Flamingo

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