Bird Key

Bird Key: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bird Key

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Bird Key — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 24.58644, -81.63777. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bird Key

• Geiger Key · river spot · Monroe · ~3 km · Must-see
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection · sanctuary · Monroe · ~5 km · Must-see
• Boca Chica Key · river spot · Monroe · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower · river spot · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort East Martello Museum · museum · Monroe · ~16 km · Must-see
• American Shoal Light · beach · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Smathers Beach · beach · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Key West · river spot · Monroe · ~18 km · Must-see
• Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory · sanctuary · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Southernmost Point Buoy · fort · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• The Ernest Hemmingway Home and Museum · museum · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Key West Lighthouse · beach · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mel Fisher Maritime Museum · museum · Monroe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Shipwreck Treasures · museum · Monroe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Key West Aquarium · sanctuary · Monroe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park · fort · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Monroe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sand Key Light · fort · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bird Key

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bird Key

• Geiger Key · river spot · Monroe · ~3 km · Must-see
• Boca Chica Key · river spot · Monroe · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower · river spot · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Key West · river spot · Monroe · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Key · river spot · Monroe · ~63 km · Must-see
• Duck Key · river spot · Monroe · ~96 km · Must-see
• Long Key · river spot · Monroe · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lignumvitae Key · river spot · Monroe · ~126 km · Must-see
• Upper Matecumbe Key · river spot · Monroe · ~134 km · Must-see
• Windley Key · river spot · Monroe · ~140 km · Must-see

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