Key West
Key West, in the Florida Keys, is a city and an island of the same name. It is the county seat of Monroe County and is considered the southernmost city in the continental United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea and Key West Cemetery.
Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea
Church
Photo: Carlos Lumpuy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea is a Minor Basilica of the Catholic Church located in Key West, Florida, United States. It is one of the oldest Catholic parishes in the state of Florida and the oldest parish in the Archdiocese of Miami.
Key West Cemetery
Cemetery
The Key West Cemetery is a 19-acre cemetery at the foot of Solares Hill on the island of Key West, Florida, United States. It is estimated that as many as 100,000 people are buried there, many more than the 30,000 residents who currently live on the island.
Ernest Hemingway House
Museum
The Ernest Hemingway House was the residence of American writer Ernest Hemingway in the 1930s. The house is situated on the island of Key West, Florida.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stock Island.
Stock Island
Town
Photo: Florida Keys--Public Libraries, CC BY 2.0.
Stock Island is a town east of Key West in the Florida Keys. Stock Island has a thriving artist community with specific enclaves that encompass artists/shops. Stock Island is situated 3½ miles east of Key West.
Key West
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Cayo de Guesos”, “Cayo de Huesos”, “Cayo de Muessos”, “Cayo Gueso”, “Cayo Huesso”, “Kay West”, “Key West Island”, “Thompson’s Island”, “Thompsons Island”, “Thomsons Island”, and “West Kay”
- Category: landform
- Location: Monroe, Florida, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.55459° or 24° 33′ 17″ northLongitude
-81.79148° or 81° 47′ 29″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
76PWH635+RCGeoNames ID
4160813
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“Key West” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Востраў Кі-Уэст”
- Chinese: “基韋斯特島”
- Finnish: “Key West”
- French: “Key West”
- German: “Key West”
- Hebrew: “קי וסט”
- Ido: “Key West”
- Japanese: “キー・ウェスト”
- Korean: “키웨스트 섬”
- Luxembourgish: “Key West”
- Norwegian: “Key West”
- Polish: “Key West”
- Portuguese: “Key West”
- Spanish: “Cayo Hueso”
- Spanish: “Key West”
- Swedish: “Key West”
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