Shark Key
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Shark Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys
about 7 miles east of Key West
.
It is located north of, and connected to, U.S. 1
(or the Overseas Highway
) at approximately mile marker 11.5, between the Saddlebunch Keys
and Big Coppitt Key
. It is part of the census-designated place
of Big Coppitt Key, Florida
.
Its earlier name was Stark Key.
Shark Key is a private island with shared ownership by its 60 residents. An exclusive gated community with $1mm+ homes and a luxury resort atmosphere. Once in the gate, you have access to a private sea water swimming lagoon, tennis courts, trails, sunset and sunrise shorelines and an immaculately landscaped island retreat. The luxury of a gated community, with the freedom of a private island. Shark Key is named for its shape, like a shark.
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...
about 7 miles 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 located north of, and connected to, U.S. 1
U.S. Route 1 in Florida
U.S. Route 1 in Florida runs along the state's east coast from Key West to its crossing of the St. Marys River into Georgia north of Boulogne, and south of Folkston. US 1 was designated through Florida when the U.S. Highway System was established in 1926.US 1 runs in the state of Florida, and...
(or the Overseas Highway
Overseas Highway
The Overseas Highway is a highway carrying U.S. Route 1 through the Florida Keys. Large parts of it were built on the former right-of-way of the Overseas Railroad, the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway. Completed in 1912, the Overseas Railroad was heavily damaged and partially...
) at approximately mile marker 11.5, between the Saddlebunch Keys
Saddlebunch Keys
The Saddlebunch Keys are a series of mangrove islands about 7 miles east of Key West, Florida.The keys are scattered between Lower Sugarloaf Key and Shark Key.U.S...
and Big Coppitt Key
Big Coppitt Key
Big Coppitt Key is an island in Monroe County, Florida, in the lower Florida Keys. The name is said to be a derivation of the old English word "coppice", meaning thicket. According to A.D. Bache, in the notes for his coast survey conducted in 1861, this key was the location of Happy Jack's...
. It is part of the census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
of Big Coppitt Key, Florida
Big Coppitt Key, Florida
Big Coppitt Key is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, on an island of the same name in the lower Florida Keys. The CDP also includes the neighboring islands of Geiger Key and Shark Key. As of the 2000 census, it had a total population of 2,595. ...
.
Its earlier name was Stark Key.
Shark Key is a private island with shared ownership by its 60 residents. An exclusive gated community with $1mm+ homes and a luxury resort atmosphere. Once in the gate, you have access to a private sea water swimming lagoon, tennis courts, trails, sunset and sunrise shorelines and an immaculately landscaped island retreat. The luxury of a gated community, with the freedom of a private island. Shark Key is named for its shape, like a shark.