Boot Key

Boot Key
Looking north over Boot Key Harbor
Boot Key is located in Florida
Boot Key
Boot Key
Boot Key
Boot Key is located in Caribbean
Boot Key
Boot Key
Boot Key (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationGulf of Mexico
Coordinates24°41′46″N 81°06′07″W / 24.696°N 81.102°W / 24.696; -81.102
ArchipelagoFlorida Keys
Adjacent toFlorida Straits
Administration
StateFlorida
CountyMonroe

Boot Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys[1] located adjacent to Key Vaca. Boot Key is within the city limits of Marathon, Florida, United States. The island is largely undeveloped. A draw bridge that once connected the island to Key Vaca was demolished by the city in 2010 after failing FDOT's inspection.[2]

"Boot Key has been protected from development since 2011 by NOAA’s Coastal & Estuarine Land Conservation Program."[3]

Immediately adjacent to Boot Key is a 38-acre (15 ha) tract of land from which the United States Government broadcasts Radio Marti.[4] These broadcasts consist of anti-communist news and information directed towards residents of Cuba, in an attempt to support opposition against the Cuban government.[5][failed verification]

A hawk watch is conducted every fall on Boot Key.[6]

  1. ^ Zepke, T. (2017). Terrance Talk Travel: A Pocket Guide to the Florida Keys: Including The Everglades & Key West. Terrance Talks Travel. Safari Publishing. p. pt57. ISBN 978-1-942738-25-1. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "The City of Marathon FL". Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  3. ^ aquaventures (6 August 2015). "Keys Less Traveled: Boot Key". flkeyskayak.com. Retrieved Sep 16, 2019.
  4. ^ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-28845579_ITM [dead link]
  5. ^ "Home". ibb.gov.
  6. ^ "(no title)". floridakeyshawkwatch.com. Retrieved 2023-06-01. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)