Fleming Key
Fleming Key is an island off the northwest corner of the island of Key West, Florida in the lower Florida Keys. It is roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) long by 0.25 miles (400 m) wide.
It is connected to the island of Key West by the Fleming Key Bridge (Mustin Road), having 18 feet (5.5 m) of clearance over Fleming Key Cut, a small channel.[1]
The island and bridge road are part of a section of the Naval Air Station Key West called Trumbo Point Annex and are inaccessible to non-DoD or non-USCG affiliated civilians without U.S. Navy clearance. The island has a 10-million-US-gallon-per-day (38,000-cubic-metre-per-day) wastewater treatment plant.[2] It also includes a dolphin research center, marine corrosion testing facility and bunkers where the Navy stores weapons and ammunition.
The bunkers have "explosive safety arcs," or areas that could be blast zones in the case of an accident. Sailing and especially anchoring within those areas is prohibited.
The United States Army Special Forces Underwater Operations Training Center is located at the far northern tip of Fleming Key.
Marine Forces Special Operations Command conducts their amphibious phase of the Initial Training Course on Fleming Key.
Gallery
- Aerial view of south side of Fleming Key and bridge
- Aerial view of north side of Fleming Key
References
External links
- Aerial color image from Google Maps
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- Fleming Key
- Sigsbee Park (Dredgers Key)
- Stock Island (northern part is in the municipality of Key West)
- Sunset Key
- Trumbo Point
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- Monroe County School District
- The College of the Florida Keys
- Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea
- The Armory
- Audubon House and Tropical Gardens
- Captain Tony's Saloon
- Duval Street
- Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum
- Fogarty Mansion (Fogarty House)
- Eduardo H. Gato House
- Ernest Hemingway House
- Key West Aquarium
- Key West Bight
- Western Union
- Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory
- Key West Cemetery
- Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage
- Key West Lighthouse
- Key West Shipwreck Museum
- Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden
- Mallory Square
- Old Post Office and Customshouse
- Richard Peacon House (Octagon House)
- Port of Key West
- Dr. Joseph Y. Porter House
- Sloppy Joe's
- Solares Hill
- Southernmost House
- The Studios of Key West
- Thompson Fish House, Turtle Cannery and Kraals
- Harry S. Truman Little White House
- U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station
Note Naval Air Station Key West is nearby.