| Key West is the county seat and an island of the same name near the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys in Monroe County. Key West encompasses the island, the part of Stock Island, Sigsbee Park, Fleming Key, and Sunset Key. Both Fleming and Sunset Key are part of the NAS Key West and are inaccessible by civilians. Key West is known as the southernmost city in the country. It is 129 from Miami and 106 miles from Havana, Cuba. Key West is a seaport destination for many cruise ships and the Key West International Airport provides airline service. Due to the superb weather condition, the Naval Aviation has an important year round training site there called Naval Air Station Key West. The official motto for Key West is "One Human Family" and the Key West Business Guild claims to be the nation's first and oldest continuous gay and lesbian chamber of commerce. |