Dive site · Key West, Florida
Western Sambo
Western Sambo, a reef dive. A reef off Boca Chica Key east of Key West, in the sanctuary's Western Sambo Ecological Reserve, a no-take area: diving is allowed, nothing is taken. The sanctuary keeps more than twenty mooring buoys along it. SSI gives 20 to 60 ft. From the sanctuary's mooring buoys; by boat. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: look, don't touch, and take nothing.
Open in the viewer from Key West Lighthouse →
Quick facts
| Type | Dive site, reef, moored |
|---|---|
| Shallowest depth | 6.1 m (20 ft) |
| Bottom | about 60 ft (18 m) |
| Position | 24.4835°N, 81.7037°W (approximate, ±50 m) |
| From Key West Lighthouse | 12 km (7.7 mi), bearing 127° SE |
| Source | NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, mooring buoy locations |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Key West Lighthouse, 12 km (7.7 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its depth from the dive guides.
On the website for now. This dive site is in the web viewer first. The CoastFinder app covers the North Carolina coast today; follow @coastfinderapp to hear when more coasts arrive.
Nearby
- Joe's TugShipwreck · 19.8 m · 4.1 km
- Hoyt VandenbergShipwreck · 44.2 m · 4.3 km
- Nine Foot StakeDive site · 4 m · 6.2 km
- Lt. Col. Ellery W. NilesShipwreck · 28 m · 7.2 km
- LolaShipwreck · 56.1 m · 7.5 km
- Key West Tournament ReefShipwreck · 54.9 m · 7.5 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.