reef · Florida Keys
Sand Key
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Southpoint DiversKey West (Old Town) · dives this areaA classic Lower Keys spur-and-groove reef beneath the 1853 Sand Key iron lighthouse, about 7 miles southwest of Key West. Shallow fingers suit snorkelers, while the outer slope drops to 65 ft.
Spurs 5-20 ft suit snorkelers and new divers; seaward slope reaches ~65 ft (90 ft in places) for more experienced divers. Exposed reef-line site: check wind and current.
- Protected area
- Sand Key Sanctuary Preservation Area (286 acres); catch-and-release trolling only
- Lighthouse
- Iron lighthouse completed 1853; earlier brick lighthouse destroyed in an 1846 hurricane
- Visibility ft
- 15-110 (variable, per NOAA)
- Mooring depths ft
- 15-28
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Log a dive hereSanctuary data: NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Artificial reef data: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Sources: openstreetmap.org · position: Centroid of 27 NOAA mooring buoys S 1-S 27 (Sand Key SPA polygon centroid: (24.45511, -81.87712))
