Bird Key
27°19′N 82°34′W
Bird Key is a barrier island in Sarasota Bay, south of the John Ringling Causeway, between mainland Sarasota and St. Armands Key. Originally a small barrier island connected to the Ringling Causeway by a tree lined causeway of its own, it was the home of John Ringling North, nephew of circus magnate John Ringling.
27°19′N 82°34′W
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Bird Key is a barrier island in Sarasota Bay, south of the John Ringling Causeway, between mainland Sarasota and St. Armands Key. Originally a small barrier island connected to the Ringling Causeway by a tree lined causeway of its own, it was the home of John Ringling North, nephew of circus magnate John Ringling. Created by dredge and fill in the late 1950s, it is approximately 250 acres (1.0 km2) of one of the most prestigious residential areas on Florida's West Coast.
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Nearest islands
- 0.5 km
- Bay Island1.9 km
- Siesta Key6.0 km
- 180 km
- Tripod Key182 km
- 201 km
Also in Ten Thousand Islands
Gopher Key
147 km²▲ 0 m
Major islands
Unnamed island
53.7 km²▲ 13 m
Major islands
Unnamed island
16 km²▲ 12 m
Major islands
Unnamed island
13 km²▲ 14 m
Major islands
Siesta Key
8.8 km²▲ 20 m
Major islands
Unnamed island
8.6 km²▲ 14 m
Major islands
Unnamed island
3.8 km²▲ 14 m
Major islands
Tripod Key
3.4 km²▲ 11 m
Major islands
Also in Edwards Islands
Bay Island
0.37 km²▲ 9 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
0.22 km²▲ 8 m
Minor islands