Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Torch Key, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Torch Key and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Torch Key
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Little Torch Key:
- 24.666244, -81.387992
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Little Torch Key
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Torch Key ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Big Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Big Pine Key
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine Key
- Big Pine Key is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pine Key <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Big Pine Key
- From Little Torch Key to Big Pine Key
- Perky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Pirates Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pirates Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirates Cove
- Pirates Cove is located in Monroe County
- Ramrod Key
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramrod Key
- Ramrod Key is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramrod Key <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ramrod Key
- From Little Torch Key to Ramrod Key
- Sugar Loaf Key
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Key
- Sugar Loaf Key is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Loaf Key <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sugar Loaf Key
- From Little Torch Key to Sugar Loaf Key
- Sugarloaf Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Shores
- Sugarloaf Shores is located in Monroe County
- Summerland Key
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Key
- Summerland Key is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerland Key <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Summerland Key
- From Little Torch Key to Summerland Key
How Far From Little Torch Key to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Little Torch Key to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Little Torch Key and extending to:
- Key West, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Little Torch Key to Key West, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,361 miles [11,846.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,282 miles [8,500.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Torch Key. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Torch Key) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Torch Key. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 24.6662, Longitude: -81.3880 |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Little Torch Key to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.995 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.814 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.208 degrees. |