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Sunset Key is a 27-acre (11-hectare) residential neighborhood and resort island in the city of Key West, Florida. It is located about 500 yards (460 m) off the coast of the island of Key West. The island is privately held among its residents. The island is accessible only by a shuttle boat that runs from the Margaritaville Marina out to the island.
Key West in red on map is part of the Keys, with Monroe County in dark green on an inset map of the State of Florida. A more southern part of Key West Island exists and is publicly accessible: the beach area of Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park at approximately 24°32'42.2"N 81°48'34.5"W, and approximately 500 feet (150 m) farther south than the marker.
In late 2020, Margaritaville Resort Palm Springs opened in California, becoming the first location on the West Coast. [21] In spring 2021, Margaritaville Resort Times Square, New York, opened. The resort is the northernmost resort in the chain, and it opened alongside five restaurants.
When Doug Bell and Jeff Gagnon opened DJ’s Clam Shack in Key West in 2009, they wanted to represent the best of all possible seafood worlds.
Geodetic latitude and geocentric latitude have different definitions. Geodetic latitude is defined as the angle between the equatorial plane and the surface normal at a point on the ellipsoid, whereas geocentric latitude is defined as the angle between the equatorial plane and a radial line connecting the centre of the ellipsoid to a point on the surface (see figure).
Key West is closer to Havana (about 106 miles or 171 kilometers by air or sea) [8] than it is to Miami (130 miles or 210 kilometers by air or 165 miles or 266 kilometers by road). [7] Key West is the usual endpoint for marathon swims from Cuba, including Diana Nyad's 2013 swim [33] [34] and Susie Maroney's 1997 swim from within a shark cage. [35]
Sloppy Joe's Bar is a historic American bar in Key West, Florida located at the corner of Greene and Duval Street since 1937. [1] A frequent haunt of famous writer Ernest Hemingway, it is now home to the annual Hemingway Days celebration and its Hemingway Look-Alike Contest.
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