Key West, Florida

USA / Florida / Key West /
 city, island, county seat
Key West, FL is a city and an island of the same name near the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The city encompasses the island of Key West, the part of Stock Island north of US-1 (the Overseas Highway), Sigsbee Park (north, originally known as Dredgers Key), Fleming Key (north), and Sunset Key (west, originally known as Tank Island). Nearby Wisteria Island (northwest), Key Haven (northeast), and the part of Stock Island south of US-1 are unincorporated Monroe County. Both Fleming Key and Sigsbee Park are part of the Naval Air Station Key West and are inaccessible by civilians. Key West is the county seat of Monroe County.

Key West is known as the Southernmost City in the Continental United States. It is also the southern terminus of U.S. Route 1, State Road A1A and the East Coast Greenway.
Key West is 129 miles (207 km) southwest (229.9 degrees) of Miami, Florida,(about 160 driving miles) and 106 miles (170 km) north northeast (21.2 degrees) of Havana, Cuba. Cuba, at its closest point is 98 statute (85 nautical) miles due south.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida
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Coordinates:   24°34'9"N   81°46'31"W

Comments

  • key west's name was derivied from Cayo Hueso...the story has it that when english speakers came to the island and heard the locals call it Cayo Hueso they thought that they were saying key west...Cayo Hueso means Bone Island...mostly becuase the people indigenous to the area were cannibals...Hence Key West
  • Key West was cool in the 70's & 80's...til Buffett sang about it. It's Paradise Lost now. Too many people from up north have moved here and ruined the ambiance. Margaritas made from a mix! Paid $40USD for two omelets and water...NO COFFEE (12/2009)....they upscaled the place from a rum runners/drug smugglers pair-o-dice to an over priced tourist trap. Shut off the waterfall, the tourists have gone home.
  • Go to Dons Place!!!