Homestead, Florida Homestead, Florida City of Homestead Flag of Homestead, Florida Flag Official seal of Homestead, Florida Homestead is a town/city inside Miami-Dade County in the U.S.
State of Florida, between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west.
Homestead is primarily a Miami suburb and a primary agricultural area.
Homestead was incorporated in 1913 and is the second earliest town/city in Miami-Dade County next to the town/city of Miami.
The rail line was passing through an region opened up for homesteading, and as the assembly camp at the end of the line did not have a particular name, assembly materials and supplies for the workers were consigned to "Homestead Country", shortened to "Homestead" by the engineers who mapped the area. The populace was 60,512 at the 2010 census.
Homestead and neighboring South Miami-Dade County communities bore the brunt of Category 5 Hurricane Andrew on August 24, 1992.
The town/city of Homestead is positioned near the southern end of the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike where it ends at its junction with U.S.
Homestead is immediately north and east of Florida City, and these two metros/cities comprise the greater Homestead-Florida City area.
Homestead is positioned at 25 28 16 N 80 28 5 W (25.471190, -80.468122). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 14.4 square miles (37 km2).
Homestead is a small-sized city.
At its greatest north-south points along SW 137th Avenue (Speedway Boulevard) its town/city limits extend only 4 miles (6 km) from SW 288th Street (Biscayne Drive) at the north end to (theoretical) SW 352nd Street at the south end.
At its greatest east-west points along SW 328th Street (North Canal Drive / Lucy Street) its town/city limits extend 6 miles (10 km) from (theoretical) SW 132nd Avenue at the east end to SW 192nd Avenue at the west end.
1 known as Homestead Boulevard inside the town/city limits extends through a rather narrow northeast / southwest corridor of the town/city from SW 304th Street (Kings Highway) at the north end to SW 328th Street (Lucy Street) at the south end.
It is at this point at the south end that Homestead and Florida City share a common border.
Major east-west streets inside Homestead include SW 304th Street / NE & NW 15th Street (Kings Highway), SW 312th Street / NE & NW 8th Street (Campbell Drive), SW 320th Street (Mowry Drive), SW 328th Street / SE & SW 8th Street (North Canal Drive / Lucy Street), and SW 344th Street / SE 24th Street (Palm Drive). The initial Homestead Air Force Base was once positioned several miles to the northeast of Homestead, but due to annexation of formerly unincorporated territory immediately to the east and northeast of the initial metro-boundary amid the late-1990s the town/city and the far southwestern perimeter of the (now) Homestead Air Reserve Base share a common border for a small portion along SW 137th Avenue (Speedway Boulevard).
The lowest temperature ever recorded is 26 F (-3 C), on 13 December 1934, which was recorded at Homestead Air Force Base, some 10 miles east of the town.
Snowfall has been recorded once at Homestead Air Force Base, on January 20, 1977, and marked the farthest south that snow flurry has ever been reported in the lower 48 United States.
Hurricanes pose a threat to the area, and even though it is not positioned on the immediate coast, Homestead has been affected by hurricanes before.
Climate data for Homestead General Aviation Airport, Florida (1981-2010) 2010 Enumeration Homestead Miami-Dade County Florida The town/city of Homestead is served by the Miami market for small-town radio and television.
Homestead has its own newspaper, the South Dade News Leader, which has been serving the South Dade improve since 1913.
"Inside Homestead TV" is a tv program where viewers can find out about all the happenings in Homestead.
For instance, the March 2015 video describes the new City Hall, education and National Parks news. The Florida Department of Corrections operates the Dade Correctional Institution and the Homestead Correctional Institution in an unincorporated region near Homestead. The Dade CI was originally the Dade Correctional Institution Annex, and the Homestead CI was originally the Dade Correctional Institution; the two received their current names on July 1, 2003. The United States Postal Service operates the Homestead Post Office. The Homestead Police Department positioned at 4 South Krome Avenue in Homestead.
The principal roadways linking Homestead with the rest of Miami-Dade County are US 1, the Florida Turnpike and State Road 997.
The Florida Turnpike has three exits (6, 5 and 2) as it runs south through easterly Homestead before eventually terminating at US 1 in Florida City.
US 1 (Homestead Blvd.) runs northeast-to-southwest roughly through the middle of the city, and is the only way to continue to the Florida Keys.
State Road 997 (Krome Ave.) runs north-south through the end of Homestead and through the historic downtown district.
Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) runs a several Metrobus routes connecting the Homestead/Florida City region to the rest of Miami-Dade County.
The City of Homestead operates two small-town circulator Homestead Trolley lines.
This no-charge service operates daily and transits principal residentiary, company and commercial areas, as well as the historic downtown precinct and Miami-Dade College's Homestead Campus.
Starting in 2014 the Homestead Trolley began cyclic service to Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park.
The no-charge Homestead National Parks Trolley is offered by the City of Homestead in partnership with the National Park Service.
The Homestead General Aviation Airport is positioned just northwest of the city's central company district.
There are enhance marinas at Homestead Bayfront Park and Marina, on Biscayne Bay east of the town/city and adjoining to Biscayne National Park's Convoy Point Visitor Center, and at Black Point Park and Marina to the northeast.
Most primary national car and truck rental companies have rental locations in Homestead or its immediate surroundings.
Art - South Artist's Community at Homestead, Florida Homestead Bayfront Park and Marina Homestead Seaboard Air Line Railway Station Homestead Hospital Baptist Health South Florida Miami-Dade Public Library System Homestead Branch Homestead Air Reserve Base Homestead is inside the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district.
Homestead is zoned to the following elementary, middle and K-8 center schools: Homestead Middle School West Homestead Elementary School MAST (Medical Academy for Science and Technology) @ Homestead Most of Homestead is zoned to Homestead High School, while a northwest portion is zoned to South Dade High School, positioned outside the town/city limits in unincorporated Miami-Dade County.
Homestead is zoned to South Dade Educational Center.
Homestead is also home to Miami-Dade College (Homestead Campus).
Homestead also has the following charter schools: Somerset Academy Charter Elementary School (South Homestead) Homestead Air Reserve Park Weather History for Homestead retrieved August 6, 2006 "Homestead city, Florida Enumeration 2010:Florida USATODAY.com ".
"MLA Data Center Results of Homestead, FL".
"Homestead Correctional Institution." City of Homestead: Homestead Trolley Bus Service (retrieved 3/23/14) The City of Homestead proudly introduces its National Parks Trolley (retrieved 3/21/14) The Miami Herald: Trolley service now lets visitors without cars to travel about Everglades and Biscayne National Parks, 1/4/14 (retrieved 3/21/14) National Park Service (ENP): Free Homestead National Parks Trolley to Launch at January 4 Celebration, 12/31/13 (retrieved 3/21/14) National Park Service (BNP): Celebration of the Launch of the Free Homestead Trolley to Biscayne National Park, 12/31/13 (retrieved 3/21/14) Rise Academy-South Dade Charter School is a tuition-free, college preliminary school that serves students in grades K-8 and provides a rigorous, college preliminary education Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Leisure City, Homestead Base Unincorporated Miami-Dade County Up arrow left.svg Up-1.svg Up arrow right.svg Homestead Base Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida City Left.svg Right.svg Homestead Base, Unincorporated Miami-Dade County Florida City Down arrow left.svg Down arrow.svg Down arrow right.svg Unincorporated Miami-Dade County Florida City, Unincorporated Miami-Dade County Wikimedia Commons has media related to Homestead, Florida.
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