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Snake Bight

Snake Bight from directly overhead

Snake Bight is a ghost town in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Rock Reef Pass stands 1 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Flamingo, a ghost town 3.4 miles away. FLORIDA KEYS HWY passes 23 miles off. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

ghost town in Monroe County, Florida, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates25.16782, -80.87886

Overlooks nearby

36 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 12
  • Canine Agility Course Site: 18.4 mi
  • Bunker Entrance: 18.5 mi
  • Florida Keys Memorial: 23.0 mi
  • Quarry Station: 23.3 mi
  • Howe Complex: 23.6 mi
Parks: 7
  • Lignumvitae Key Aquatic Preserve: 21.1 mi
  • Long Pine Key Campground: 21.2 mi
  • Green Turtle Hammock Preserve: 23.0 mi
  • Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park: 23.3 mi
  • Anne's Beach: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Bear Lake Mound: 3.7 mi
  • Rock Reef Pass: 20.1 mi
  • Rookery Mound: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • East Clubhouse Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Clubhouse Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Anne's Beach: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • West Lake: 3.7 mi
  • Long Pine Key Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
  • History of Diving Museum: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snake Bight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock Reef PassNNE 23°1 m20.1 mi
Bear Lake MoundW 277°0 m3.7 mi
Rookery MoundN 0°0 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0519:35
June solstice06:3519:4420:17
September equinox07:1318:5119:21
December solstice07:0517:0517:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F676971757982838382797470
Precip in1.71.61.62.53.67.16.36.87.24.42.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flamingo RS, 3 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Everglades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Oct and Sep; busiest: Feb.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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