Anclote Keys

Anclote Keys is an island in Pasco, Florida.

Type: Island
Description: island in Pasco County, Florida, United States
Also known as: “Anclote” and “Cayo Anclote”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anclote Key Preserve State Park and Anclote Key Lighthouse.

Anclote Key Preserve State Park

Park

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Anclote Key Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park and historic site, located on Anclote Key three miles off Tarpon Springs along the Atlantic coastal plain. Anclote Key Preserve State Park is only accessible by boat.

Anclote Key Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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The Anclote Keys Light is a lighthouse built in 1887 on Anclote Key, the largest of the Anclote Keys. It is a skeletal square pyramidal tower, painted brown, with a black lantern.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beacon Square and Tarpon Springs.

Beacon Square is a census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Beacon Square had a population of 8,320. Beacon Square is situated 6 miles east of Anclote Keys.

Tarpon Springs

Photo: joanne roiland, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tarpon Springs is a city in Pinellas County, Florida. It is known for its implication in the sponge diving industry and its strong Greek presence. In fact, it has the highest percentage of Greeks of any city in America.

Anclote Keys

Category: landform
Location: Pasco, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude

28.18779° or 28° 11′ 16″ north

Longitude

-82.84566° or 82° 50′ 44″ west

Open location code

76WV55Q3+4P

GeoNames ID

4146014

Wikidata ID

Q32827339

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Satellite Map

Discover Anclote Keys from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Anclote Keys” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Anclote Keys”
Turkish: “Anclote Keys”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Anclote and Victor.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Anclote National Wildlife Refuge and Dutchman Key.

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