Cottrell Key

Cottrell Key is an island in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is within the boundaries of the Key West National Wildlife Refuge.^[1]

Cottrell Key

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Geography
Location	Gulf of Mexico
Coordinates	24.603583°N 81.921583°W / 24.603583; -81.921583
Archipelago	Florida Keys
Adjacent to	Florida Straits
Administration
United States
State	Florida
County	Monroe

Located in the Outlying Islands of the Florida Keys, it is the northernmost of the Mule Keys that are 9 miles (15 km) west of Key West.^[2]

It is named for Captain Jeremiah Cottrell,^[3] who was the captain of a lightship that was anchored at the key in the early 19th century.^[4]