Tank Island
Sunset Key is a 27-acre residential neighborhood and resort island in the city of Key West, Florida. It is located about 500 yards off the coast of the island of Key West.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Monroe County, Florida, United States
- Also known as: “Sunset Key”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wisteria Island and Key West Aquarium.
Wisteria Island
Island
Wisteria Island is a federally owned, uninhabited island in the lower Florida Keys 645 yards northwest of the northwestern corner of the main island and city of Key West, Florida, Monroe County, United States.
Key West Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Averette, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Key West Aquarium is the only public aquarium in Key West, Florida, United States. It is located at 1 Whitehead Street and is marked by Historic Marker 52.
Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum
Museum
Photo: Averette, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mel Fisher Maritime Museum is located at 200 Greene Street, Key West, Florida. The museum contains an extensive collection of artifacts from 17th century shipwrecks, such as the Henrietta Marie, Nuestra Señora de Atocha and Santa Margarita.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Key West and Stock Island.
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.
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 4½ miles east of Tank Island.
Tank Island
- Categories: neighborhood, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Monroe, Florida, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.56201° or 24° 33′ 43″ northLongitude
-81.81395° or 81° 48′ 50″ westPopulation
17Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
76PWH56P+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 81530336OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover Tank Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Tank Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tank Island”
- Dutch: “Sunset Key”
- Dutch: “Tank Island”
- French: “Sunset Key”
- French: “Tank Island”
- German: “Sunset Key”
- German: “Tank Island”
- Turkish: “Sunset Key”
- Turkish: “Tank Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lower Duval and Truman Annex1.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sunset Key Fire Station and Wisteria.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tank Island”. Photo: Averette, CC BY 3.0.