Sand Island

Sand Island is an islet in , . Sand Island is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Division Street School and Portland Museum.

Historic building
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The is a historic building located at . It was one of the first elementary schools for African-American children, with construction beginning in June 1884, and the opening in 1885.

Museum
Photo: Censusdata, CC BY 3.0.
The is a neighborhood history and art museum in . It details the history of the neighborhood both as an independent town in the early 1800s and after Portland's amalgamation into Louisville after the construction of the .

Electrical generator
is a hydroelectric power station owned by Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities which is located three miles west of Downtown .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portland and Shelby Place Historic District.

Hamlet
is a historic district, neighborhood and former independent town northwest of downtown . It is situated along a bend of the Ohio River just below the , where the river curves to the north and then to the south, thus placing at the northern tip of urban Louisville.

Neighborhood
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a registered historic district in , one mile north of the Ohio River, across from .

Neighborhood
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
is a national historic district located at , ¾ of a mile from the Ohio River, across from . It consists of the 800-block of the road Cedar Bough Place, between Beeler and Ekin Avenues.

Sand Island

Latitude
38.28216° or 38° 16′ 56″ north
Longitude
-85.7945° or 85° 47′ 40″ west
Elevation
400 feet (122 metres)
Open location code
86CP76J4+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24656406
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wetland
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
4307532
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