Virginia Key
Virginia Key is an 863-acre barrier island in Miami, Florida. It is located in Biscayne Bay south of Brickell and north of Key Biscayne and is accessible from the mainland via the Rickenbacker Causeway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: barrier island in Miami, Florida, United States
- Also known as: “Cayo Ratones”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Miami Seaquarium and South Pointe Park.
Miami Seaquarium
Theme park
The Miami Seaquarium is a 38-acre oceanarium located on the island of Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida located near downtown Miami.
South Pointe Park
Park
South Pointe Park, known locally as South Pointe, is a 17-acre county urban park in metropolitan Miami, in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida.
Miami Marine Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Bumbiti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Miami Marine Stadium is a marine stadium on Virginia Key, Miami, Florida, United States. The facility, completed in 1963 on land donated to the City of Miami from the Matheson family, is the first stadium purpose-built for powerboat racing in the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fisher Island and South Beach.
Fisher Island
Locality
Photo: Alexf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fisher Island is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, located on a barrier island of the same name. Since 2015, Fisher Island has had the highest per capita income of any place in the United States.
South Beach
Photo: Hubo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Beach is a district in Miami Beach from South Pointe Park to around 23rd Street. It is a resort area that is known for its beautiful beach, lively nightlife, and for having the world's largest collection of modern Art Deco architecture.
Miami Beach
Photo: Armigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miami Beach is a city in Florida. This small barrier island near Miami was originally cleared of mangroves in the late 1800s to make way for a coconut farm, and was later incorporated as a city by real estate developers in 1915.
Virginia Key
- Categories: neighborhood, locality, and landform
- Location: Miami-Dade County, Greater Miami, Florida, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.74493° or 25° 44′ 42″ northLongitude
-80.14587° or 80° 8′ 45″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
76QXPVV3+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 358708533OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Virginia Key” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Virginia Key”
- Chinese: “弗吉尼亚岛”
- Dutch: “Virginia Key”
- French: “Virginia Key”
- German: “Virginia Key”
- Italian: “Virginia Key”
- Japanese: “バージニア・キー”
- Polish: “Virginia Key”
- Portuguese: “Praia Virginia Key”
- Portuguese: “Virginia Key”
- South Azerbaijani: “ویرجینیا کئی”
- Spanish: “Virginia Key”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Event Field and Torch of Friendship.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Virginia Key Outdoor Center and Virginia Key Beach North Point Park.
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