Boot Key
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 despite having a bridge spanning Boot Key Harbor to Key Vaca, which is now closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic.[2]
 Looking north over Boot Key Harbor | |
  Boot Key Boot Key  Boot Key Boot Key (Caribbean) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulf of Mexico |
| Coordinates | 24.696°N 81.102°W |
| Archipelago | Florida Keys |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Florida Straits |
| Administration | |
| State | Florida |
| County | Monroe |
“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]
A hawk watch is conducted every fall on Boot Key.
References
- 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.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- aquaventures. "Keys Less Traveled: Boot Key". flkeyskayak.com. Retrieved Sep 16, 2019.