Boot Key

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Boot Key
Looking north over Boot Key Harbor
Boot Key is located in Florida
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Boot Key is located in Caribbean
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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]

Education

It is in the Monroe County School District. It is zoned to Stanley Switick Elementary School (K-8) in Marathon.[7]

References

  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)
  7. ^ "Elementary Schools: Boca Chica to Ocean Reef/County Line". Monroe County School District. Retrieved 2022-08-01. - Linked from
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