| Ramrod Key | |
| Nickname: | --> |
| Pushpin Map: | Florida#Caribbean |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Ramrod Key |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | State |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Florida |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | County |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Monroe |
Ramrod Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.[1] [2] 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.
Until the construction of U.S. Route 1 in the 1920s, the only building on Ramrod was a post office that was alongside the train tracks. U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) crosses Ramrod Key at approximately mile markers 26–27.5, between Summerland Key and Middle Torch Key.
Ramrod Key is a popular tourist site due to the short distance between the island and Looe Key. Current (2014) commercial enterprises of visitor interest include a dive shop-hotel-bar/restaurant complex, numerous sport fishing charters[3],a bar/restaurant and miniature golf complex, a gas station-grocery, and a Cuban deli/grocery.