Ramrod Key

Ramrod Key
The west side of Ramrod Key as seen from the Niles Channel Bridge
Ramrod Key
Ramrod Key
Ramrod Key
Ramrod Key (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationGulf of Mexico
Coordinates24°39′24″N 81°24′48″W / 24.6568°N 81.4132°W / 24.6568; -81.4132
Administration
StateFlorida
CountyMonroe

Ramrod Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys. Originally named Roberts Island, Ramrod Key was renamed for a ship named Ramrod, which was wrecked on a reef south of there in the early nineteenth century.