Coon Island
Coon Island is an islet in Calcasieu, Louisiana. Coon Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Prien, as well as near Lockmoor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Israel LaFleur Bridge and Calcasieu River Bridge.
Israel LaFleur Bridge
Bridge
Photo: CTtcg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Israel LaFleur Bridge is a concrete pillar vehicular bridge located in the city of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The bridge was built in 1962 as part of Interstate 210.
Calcasieu River Bridge
Bridge
Photo: CTtcg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Calcasieu River Bridge, or the Pistol bridge officially named the Louisiana Memorial World War II Bridge in June 1951 is an arched cantilever, rivet-connected Warren through truss located on Interstate 10 between Lake Charles, Louisiana, and Westlake, Louisiana. Calcasieu River Bridge is situated 2½ miles northeast of Coon Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westlake and Mossville.
Westlake
Town
Westlake is an industrial city in Calcasieu Parish, in western Louisiana, United States, and is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area. Westlake is situated 2½ miles northeast of Coon Island.
Mossville
Hamlet
Mossville is a small, predominantly African American unincorporated community on the outskirts of Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. Mossville is situated 3 miles northwest of Coon Island.
Lake Charles
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Lake Charles is the second-largest city in the Acadiana region of Louisiana, with 87,000 residents in 2022. It is well known for gaming and the great outdoors, culinary delights and rhythm and blues.
Coon Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Calcasieu Parish, United States of America
- Categories: island, wetland, locality, and landform
- Location: Calcasieu, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.21082° or 30° 12′ 39″ northLongitude
-93.276° or 93° 16′ 34″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
86286P6F+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 148263309OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetlandOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4320698Wikidata ID
Q49635606
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Coon Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Coon Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish)”
- Cebuano: “Coon Island”
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