Reef · Upper Keys, Florida
Hen and Chickens
Hen and Chickens is a coral reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Protected as the Hen and Chickens Sanctuary Preservation Area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (106 acres): no fishing or taking marine life, no touching or standing on coral, and no anchoring where a mooring buoy is free. NOAA keeps 11 mooring buoys here, in 18 to 22 ft of water. Least depth 1.8 m (MLLW), the shallowest charted sounding in the zone.
Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Charted depth | 1.8 m (6 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 24.9354°N, 80.5485°W (approximate, ±370 m) |
| Source | NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Sanctuary Preservation Areas |
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Nearby
- The RocksShoal · 1.8 m · 1.4 km
- Crocker ReefReef · 2.7 m · 3.4 km
- San Josey Las AminasShipwreck · 5.7 m · 3.6 km
- Davis ReefReef · 4.2 m · 4.6 km
- Plantation KeyIsland · 4.8 km
- Little Conch ReefReef · 2.4 m · 7.3 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.