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Sunset Key is a 27-acre (11-hectare) residential neighborhood and resort island in the city of Key West, Florida. It is located about 500 yards (460 m) off the coast of the island of Key West. The island is privately held among its residents. The island is accessible only by a shuttle boat that runs from the Margaritaville Marina out to the island.
Overseas Railroad. / 24.71167°N 81.12306°W / 24.71167; -81.12306. The Overseas Railroad (also known as Florida Overseas Railroad, the Overseas Extension, and Flagler's Folly) was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, a city located 128 miles (206 km) beyond the end of the Florida peninsula.
The Overseas Highway is a 113-mile (181.9 km) [1] [2] highway carrying U.S. Route 1 (US 1) through the Florida Keys to Key West. Large parts of it were built on the former right-of-way of the Overseas Railroad, the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway. Completed in 1912, the Overseas Railroad was heavily damaged and partially ...
65 feet (20 m) History. Construction cost. $45 million [ 1] (equivalent to $120 million in 2023 dollars) Opened. May 24, 1982. Location. The Seven Mile Bridge is a bridge in the Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It connects Knight's Key (part of the city of Marathon, Florida) in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the ...
Contents. Harry S. Truman Little White House. The Harry S. Truman Little White House in Key West, Florida was the winter White House for President Harry S. Truman for 175 days during 11 visits. The house is located in the Truman Annex neighborhood of Old Town, Key West .
Naval Air Station Key West. / 24.57583°N 81.68889°W / 24.57583; -81.68889. Naval Air Station Key West ( IATA: NQX [2], ICAO: KNQX, FAA LID: NQX ), is a naval air station and military airport located on Boca Chica Key, four miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Key West, Florida, United States.
1969. Lens. 13 Argand lamps with 21-inch (530 mm) reflectors. Original lighthouse, U.S. Coast Guard Archive. Current lighthouse, U.S. Coast Guard Archive. The Key West Lighthouse is located in Key West, Florida. The first Key West lighthouse was a 65-foot (20 m) tower completed in 1825. It had 15 lamps in 15-inch (380 mm) reflectors.
August 2, 2024 at 8:12 AM. The Florida Keys and much of Florida’s west coast are under a tropical storm watch as a messy tropical wave rolls over Cuba and toward the state. The National ...