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.
  • Type: School
  • Description: state-supported military college in Lexington, Virginia, USA
  • Also known as: “ensavadur vilourel Virginia”, “Institut militaire de virginie”, “VMI”, “Ваенны інстытут Віргініі”, “Военный институт Вирджинии”, “ヴァージニア軍事学校”, “バージニア州立軍事学校”, “バージニア軍事大学”, “バージニア軍事学校”, “バージニア軍学校”, and “バージニア陸軍専門学校”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gray–Minor Stadium and Cameron Hall.

Stadium
is a 1,400-seat facility home… is situated 1,100 feet north of Virginia Military Institute.

Stadium
is a 5,029–seat multi-purpose arena in . is situated 970 feet southeast of Virginia Military Institute.

Church
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
University Chapel of Washington and Lee University… is situated 980 feet southwest of Virginia Military Institute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lexington and Mechanicsville.

Town
is an independent city in the Commonwealth of , United States.

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

Town
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
, called "BV" by locals, is an independent… 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
Wiki­data ID
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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”
  • Belarusian: “Ваенны інстытут Вірджыніі”
  • Belarusian: “Вайсковы інстытут Вірджыніі”
  • Breton: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • 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”
  • Georgian: “ვირჯინიის სამხედრო ინსტიტუტი”
  • German: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Greek: “Στρατιωτικό Ινστιτούτο της Βιρτζίνια”
  • Hebrew: “המכון הצבאי וירג’יניה”
  • Hungarian: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Japanese: “バージニア士官学校”
  • 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”
  • Slovenian: “Vojaški inštitut Virginije”
  • Spanish: “Instituto militar de Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Virginia Military Institute”
  • Tatar: “Вирҗиния хәрби институты”
  • Ukrainian: “Військовий інститут Вірджинії”
  • Urdu: “ورجینیا ملٹری انسٹی ٹیوٹ”
  • Welsh: “Sefydliad Milwrol Virginia”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: East Lexington and West Lexington.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Smith Hall and Moody Hall.

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