Knockemdown Key
Encyclopedia
Knockemdown Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys
approximately 20 miles (32.2 km) east of Key West
. It is northwest of Summerland Key
, between Cudjoe Key
and Big Torch Key
.
A tidal station managed by NOAA is located on the island.
Access to the island is by boat only, with the closest public ramp located at the north end of Blimp Road on Cudjoe Key.
and northeast of Cudjoe Key. It has a land area of approximately 688 acres (2.8 km²).
The island has significant mangrove
growth and is populated by Key deer
.
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral archipelago in southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry...
approximately 20 miles (32.2 km) east of Key West
Key West
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. Key West is home to the southernmost point in the Continental United States; the island is about from Cuba....
. It is northwest of Summerland Key
Summerland Key
Summerland Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys approximately 20 miles east of Key West.U.S. 1 crosses the island at approximately mile markers 24—25.5, between Ramrod Key and Cudjoe Key. The name appears on U.S...
, between Cudjoe Key
Cudjoe Key, Florida
Cudjoe Key is a census-designated place in Monroe County, Florida, on an island of the same name in the lower Florida Keys. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 1,695.It was originally called Littleton Island....
and Big Torch Key
Big Torch Key
Big Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.It is located to the north of Middle Torch Key, connected to it via a causeway.It is named for the Sea Torchwood , a native species of tree found on the island....
.
A tidal station managed by NOAA is located on the island.
Access to the island is by boat only, with the closest public ramp located at the north end of Blimp Road on Cudjoe Key.
Geography
Knockemdown Key is located at 24° 42.9’ N and 81° 28.7’ W, north of Summerland KeySummerland Key
Summerland Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys approximately 20 miles east of Key West.U.S. 1 crosses the island at approximately mile markers 24—25.5, between Ramrod Key and Cudjoe Key. The name appears on U.S...
and northeast of Cudjoe Key. It has a land area of approximately 688 acres (2.8 km²).
The island has significant mangrove
Mangrove
Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes N and S...
growth and is populated by Key deer
Key Deer
The Key Deer is an endangered deer that lives only in the Florida Keys. It is a subspecies of the White-tailed deer .-Physical description and behavior:...
.