Distance between Key West and Cancun (as the crow flies) is 398 miles which
would be something like 346 nautical miles.  Cozumel would be a touch
further but the database does not find it or any of the other nearby places.

Nice little web service that provides such things.

http://www.indo.com/cgi-bin/dist

CH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] Schooling Eagle Rays.


> Reef Fish wrote:
>
> > >Speaking of schooling eagle rays, this is an excellent time of year
> > >to see them.  Two schools of over 40 each were seen off Miami this
> > >past weekend, ...
>
> > It's only a short swim (90 miles or so) from Coz to Key West, and
another
> ride on the
> > Gulf Stream to reach Miami.   So, the schools/squadons photo'd could
very
> well be
> > the same ones seen in Cozumel, on their migration route.
>
> I think you had better recheck your map.  Since it's 90 miles to from Key
> West to Cuba and about 70 miles from Key West to the Dry Tortugas, your
> estimate seemed a bit off.  I checked it against the built in world chart
on
> my GPS, good down to about 20 miles without the cost of a much more
detailed
> local map (the one I have for S. Florida cost me $400 U.S.)  As near as I
> can tell, it's something over 400 miles from Key West to Coz, give or take
a
> bit for user error.  That's not to say that they could not still be the
same
> schools, but if they are, they swam a bit further than 90 miles to get to
> Key West.
>
> > In any event, they are an awesome sight!
>
> Hmmm, maybe there is something worth seeing in S. Florida after all, huh?
I
> have not been fortunate enough to see a school of Eagles Rays down here
but
> I do occasionally see one or two at a time.   They're pretty spectacular
> alone or in groups.
>
> Lee
>