Whitehead Spit
Whitehead Spit is a cape in City of Key West, Monroe, Florida. Whitehead Spit is situated nearby to the locality Sunset Harbor Trailer Village.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ernest Hemingway House and Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory.
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.
Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory
Zoo
The Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory located at 1316 Duval Street, Key West, Florida, United States is a butterfly park that houses from 50 to 60 different species of live butterflies from around the world in a climate-controlled, glass-enclosed habitat.
Southernmost Point Buoy
Monument
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southernmost Point Buoy is an anchored concrete buoy in Key West, Florida that claims to mark the southernmost point in the continental United States — though it is neither the true southernmost point of the continental US nor of Key West — and was established as a tourist attraction by the city on September 10, 1983.
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 Whitehead Spit.
Whitehead Spit
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: City of Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.54421° or 24° 32′ 39″ northLongitude
-81.80387° or 81° 48′ 14″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
76PWG5VW+MFGeoNames ID
4178194
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Localities in the Area
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