Explore Big Coppitt Key, Florida, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Big Coppitt Key, Florida. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Florida or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Big Coppitt Key.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Big Coppitt Key |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| County | Monroe County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 24.580225 |
| Longitude | -81.652178 |
| Population | 2,869 |
| Density | 959.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 33040 |
| Area Code | 305, 786 |
| County Seat | Key West |
| School District | Monroe County School District |
Big Coppitt Key rises from the shallow, saline flats as a low-slung finger of limestone draped in thickets of salt-tolerant vegetation. It lies 8.2 miles east-northeast of Key West, FL (from Key West, FL: bearing 70°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-northeast of Stock Island. The landscape is defined by the unrelenting presence of the Atlantic Ocean, which laps against the ragged shoreline with a rhythmic, percussive force that shapes the very edge of the island. Dense stands of mangroves thrive in the brackish margins, their tangled root systems anchoring the sediment against the persistent pull of the tides. Under the heavy, humid sky, the light at dusk takes on a bruised, violet quality, casting long shadows across the palmetto scrub and turning the surface of the nearby water into a sheet of hammered pewter.
Florida Keys Overseas Heritage State Trail runs directly through Big Coppitt Key, serving as a primary artery for those who traverse the narrow spine of the island. The local economy remains tethered to the unique challenges of the marine environment, with many residents engaged in service industries or commuting to support the regional maritime trade. Two miles away, the quiet flow of Geiger Creek provides a subtle contrast to the expansive salt water, offering a sanctuary for local birdlife amid the dense foliage. Life here moves in accordance with the weather patterns and the shift of the seasons, maintaining a quiet existence that acknowledges its isolation from the mainland. Big Coppitt Key stands as a testament to the endurance of life in a place where the boundary between land and sea is constantly being renegotiated by the elements.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Big Coppitt Key, Florida. Coordinates: 24.580225, -81.652178. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Big Coppitt Key includes the ZIP code (33040), telephone area code (305, 786), county seat of Monroe County (Key West), and school district assignment (Monroe County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |