Virginia Military Institute

The Virginia Military Institute is a public senior military college in , United States. It was founded in 1839 as America's first state-sponsored and state-supported military college and is the oldest public senior military college in the United States.
vmi.edu
Wikipedia
  • Type: School
  • Description: state-supported military college in Lexington, Virginia, USA
  • Also known as: “VMI”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gray–Minor Stadium and Cameron Hall.

Stadium
is a 1,400-seat facility home to the Virginia Military Institute Keydets baseball team in . It is named after Elmon T. Gray and Gil Minor, graduates of VMI in 1946 and 1963, respectively. is situated 1,100 feet north of Virginia Military Institute.

Stadium
Photo: Keydet21, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 5,029–seat multi-purpose arena in . It was built in 1981 and is home to the Virginia Military Institute Keydets basketball team. is situated 970 feet southeast of Virginia Military Institute.

Church
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
University Chapel of Washington and Lee University is a National Historic Landmark in . It was constructed during 1867–68 at the request of Robert E. is situated 980 feet southwest of Virginia Military Institute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lexington and Mechanicsville.

Town
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an independent city in the Commonwealth of , United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of , although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Locality
is an unincorporated community in , United States. is 3 miles southwest of . is situated 6 miles south of Virginia Military Institute.

Town
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
, called "BV" by locals, is an independent city located in the region of in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641. is situated 6 miles southeast of Virginia Military Institute.

Virginia Military Institute

Latitude
37.78955° or 37° 47′ 22″ north
Longitude
-79.43971° or 79° 26′ 23″ west
Elevation
1,050 feet (320 metres)
Open location code
8792QHQ6+R4
Geo­Names ID
4791320
Wiki­data ID
Q785357
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Virginia Military Institute” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معهد فرجينيا العسكري”
  • Armenian: “Վիրջինիայի ռազմական ինստիտուտ”
  • Asturian: “Institutu Militar de Virxinia”
  • Asturian: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Belarusian: “Ваенны інстытут Віргініі”
  • Belarusian: “Ваенны інстытут Вірджыніі”
  • Belarusian: “Вайсковы інстытут Вірджыніі”
  • Breton: “ensavadur vilourel Virginia”
  • Breton: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Breton: “VMI”
  • Catalan: “Institut Militar de Virgínia”
  • Chinese: “維吉尼亞軍事學校”
  • Chinese: “维吉尼亚军事学院”
  • Czech: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Dutch: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Esperanto: “Virginia Armea Instituto”
  • French: “Institut militaire de virginie”
  • French: “Institut militaire de Virginie”
  • Georgian: “ვირჯინიის სამხედრო ინსტიტუტი”
  • German: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Greek: “Στρατιωτικό Ινστιτούτο της Βιρτζίνια”
  • Hebrew: “המכון הצבאי וירג’יניה”
  • Hungarian: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Japanese: “ヴァージニア軍事学校”
  • Japanese: “バージニア士官学校”
  • Japanese: “バージニア州立軍事学校”
  • Japanese: “バージニア軍事大学”
  • Japanese: “バージニア軍事学校”
  • Japanese: “バージニア軍学校”
  • Japanese: “バージニア陸軍専門学校”
  • Korean: “미국 버지니아 종합군사학원”
  • Korean: “버지니아 군사 학교”
  • Marathi: “व्हर्जिनिया मिलिटरी इन्स्टिट्यूट”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Norwegian: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Persian: “مؤسسه نظامی ویرجینیا”
  • Polish: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Russian: “Военный институт Виргинии”
  • Russian: “Военный институт Вирджинии”
  • Slovenian: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Slovenian: “VMI”
  • Slovenian: “Vojaški inštitut Virginije”
  • Spanish: “Instituto militar de Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Swedish: “VMI”
  • Tatar: “Вирҗиния хәрби институты”
  • Ukrainian: “Військовий інститут Вірджинії”
  • Urdu: “ورجینیا ملٹری انسٹی ٹیوٹ”
  • Welsh: “Sefydliad Milwrol Virginia”

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