No Name Key

No Name Key is a small island in the Florida Keys, accessible via a wide concrete (popular fishing) bridge off of Big Pine Key.  There are only 43 homes located on this 998 acre Island; 820 of which are currently protected as part of the National Key Deer Refuge.  No Name Key is one of the most peaceful islands in the Florida Keys.
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No Name Key, along with its’ neighbor Big Pine Key, is home to the endangered Key Deer.  In addition to Deer viewing, visitors can enjoy nature hikes through the Refuge, fishing from the connecting Bridge, or kayaking  around the island.
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No Name Key has a rich and colorful history with some of the earliest records (44 settlers) dating back to the 1870’s.  Fishing and salvaging were most likely the primary occupations of the earliest settlers. In the early 1900s; from 1928 until 1938 No Name key was the landing site for the Ferry.  This ferry was the only method of automobile transport between the Upper Keys (Lower Matacumbe Key) and the Lower Keys (No Name Key) as no roads existed in this 40 mile gap.  Infamous to the islands history, it was the training and staging grounds for the failed Bay of Pigs invasion; and it has been reported (though not yet verified) that No Name Key was owned by Howard Hughes at one time.
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No Name Key is located in the Lower Florida Keys, approximately 30 miles from Key West and approximately 130 miles from Miami International Airport.
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We hope you enjoy your visit to No Name Key and enjoy viewing our Key Deer.