Little Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.

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), crosses the key at about mile markers 28–29. It is immediately preceded to the northeast by Big Pine Key, and is followed by Middle Torch Key to the southwest. A small island from Key West, Little Torch Key is home primarily to locals, living and working from Big Pine Key to Key West. The island is also host to visitors who don't mind a commute to the popular destination of Key West. There are a few, but not many businesses on the island, including restaurants and lodging. Like all of the keys in the Torch Keys, this key was probably named for the native

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. A Reuters story on February 14, 2009, named a resort there as one of the "Top 10 most romantic retreats".

Etymology

Little Torch Key was named after the torchwood tree and is just south of Big Pine Key.

References

{{authority control Islands of the Florida Keys Islands of Monroe County, Florida Islands of Florida