North America
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Florida

Sombrero Lighthouse

Sombrero Key Light is located offshore of Vaca Key in . The lighthouse is located on a mostly submerged reef. The name Sombrero Key goes back to the , and old charts show a small island at the spot, but by the later 19th Century the island had eroded, with some parts of the reef exposed at low tide.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Marathon, Florida, United States
  • Also known as: “Sombrero Key Light” and “Sombrero Key Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sombrero Key.

Island
is a coral reef in the Florida Reef. It lies to the south of Vaca Key. The reef lies within the Sanctuary Preservation Area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marathon.

Photo: Franz Stellbrink, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in in the , with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay on the other. It is on somewhat of a long narrow island.

Sombrero Lighthouse

Latitude
24.62784° or 24° 37′ 40″ north
Longitude
-81.11084° or 81° 6′ 39″ west
Open location code
76PWJVHQ+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4885833174
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
8986308
Wiki­data ID
Q7559332
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