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Sugarloaf Key is supposed to have received its name from an Indian midden, resembling an old fashioned loaf of sugar. The midden used to be visible on the east side of the island north of the highway. In this same area, the high ground has been inhabited since the turn of the century, according to the evidence offered by the old date palms and other fruiting trees.



Interactive Map of the Lower Keys

At Sugarloaf Key you will find a small airport where you can charter a plane ride or arrange some skydiving. You can also visit one of the strangest landmarks you will find in the Florida Keys, the Bat Tower.

Boca Chica is the location of the Naval Air Station Key West (NAS Key West). This is the last major landmark you will see before you enter Key West. Commissioned in 1917, the Naval Air Station was built here when Navy research found it to have the most days of perfect flying weather of anywhere in the country.