Located a little over 24 miles from Key West, Summerland Key boasts a bit more commercial activity along US 1. You will find among it's amenities a very nice small grocery store, a post office, two gas station/convenience stores (one with boat fuel on a canal behind), two boat rentals, a small but good charter fishing fleet, a florist, a video store, a really great little hardware store, two beauty shops, several professional offices, a large tourist gift store and five restaurants.

Summerland Key is said to have been named for it's prevailing summer-like weather and trade winds. Almost all the homes are located south of US 1 and provide for excellent deep draft boating to the Ocean and Gulf. The remainder of the land mass is mostly wetlands, transitional wetlands and some hardwood hammocks.