# Ohio Key

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Island in the lower Florida Keys, United States

Ohio Key Ohio Key with campsite under development. Ohio Key Ohio Key Show map of Florida Ohio Key Ohio Key (Caribbean) Show map of Caribbean Geography Location Gulf of Mexico Coordinates 24°40′19″N 81°14′49″W / 24.672°N 81.247°W / 24.672; -81.247 Archipelago Florida Keys Adjacent to Florida Straits Administration United States State Florida County Monroe

[US 1](/source/U.S._Route_1_in_Florida) (or the [Overseas Highway](/source/Overseas_Highway)) crosses the **Ohio Key** at approximately mile marker 39, between [Missouri Key](/source/Missouri_Key) and [Bahia Honda Key](/source/Bahia_Honda_Key). Today it is also known as **Sunshine Key**,[1] after a camping resort located there. The portion of the island south of U.S. Route 1 is protected as the [Ohio Key National Wildlife Refuge](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ohio_Key_National_Wildlife_Refuge&action=edit&redlink=1).

Ohio Keys signage.

Nearly half of Ohio Key is a campground for trailers

## Former name

It was once known as Little Duck Key, however the name [Little Duck Key](/source/Little_Duck_Key) is currently used for a very small island about a mile (1.6 km) to the east that is the western terminus of the [Seven Mile Bridge](/source/Seven_Mile_Bridge).

## Flora and fauna

The oceanside area of Ohio Key has palm trees, buttonwood trees and mangrove trees, and bird watching occurs there.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** McCarthy, K.M. (1992). [*The Book Lover's Guide to Florida*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Mn2XAqXWK2AC&pg=PA264). Pineapple Press. p. 264. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-56164-012-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-56164-012-6). Retrieved September 7, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Gray_2015_p._119_2-0)** Gray, J. (2015). [*Insiders' Guide to Florida Keys & Key West*](https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetof0000gray_n0j5). Insiders' Guide Series. Globe Pequot Press. p. [119](https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetof0000gray_n0j5/page/119). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4930-1554-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4930-1554-2). Retrieved September 7, 2017.

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