Trumbo Point
Trumbo Point is part of the city of Key West in the northwest corner of Key West Island in the Lower Florida Keys . It is one of several bases of the Key West Naval Air Station . For civilians without access authorization of the US Navy access to Trumbo Point is prohibited.
The military base was originally a seaplane base and was later used as a helicopter base. Today it is mainly used as a residential area for military personnel and is the site of the former “Bachelor Officers Quarters” (BOQ), now known as Navy Gateway Inns & Suites (NGI). NGI, a three-wing skyscraper, is the tallest building on Key West Island . There is also a restaurant, bar & lounge in Trumbo Point, several holiday home villas for active and retired military personnel, a pool and a water park.
The base can be entered from the civil sector through the "Trumbo Gate" at the intersection of Palm Avenue and Peary Court Road.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ NAS Key West: Base Guide & Directory ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 24 ° 33 ′ 48 " N , 81 ° 47 ′ 34" W.