Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel, FL
Big Torch Key is located in Monroe County, FL in the lower Florida Keys. It is to the north of Middle Torch Key (connected by a causeway) and Little Torch Key. It is the largest of the Torch Keys, but it is the only one not connected to surrounding keys by U.S. 1.
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