Middle Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys. It is located between

Ramrod Key Ramrod Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys. Originally named Roberts Island, Ramrod Key was renamed for a ship named Ramrod, which was wrecked on a reef south of there in the early nineteenth century. Description Until the construction o ...

and Little Torch Key. The southernmost tip of the key is on U.S. 1 (or the

Overseas Highway The Overseas Highway is a highway carrying U.S. Route 1 (US 1) through the Florida Keys to Key West. 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 Rail ...

), at approximately mile marker 28. Like the other Torch Keys, it was probably named for the native Torchwood tree.

Flora and fauna

The Florida Keys mole skink has been seen on Middle Torch Key and other Florida Keys, although it is rarely seen.

References

Islands of the Florida Keys Islands of Monroe County, Florida Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Florida Islands of Florida Unincorporated communities in Florida {{monroeCountyFL-geo-stub