Spanish Island
Spanish Island is an island in Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. Spanish Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Pilottown, as well as near the locality MM 4.0.Places of Interest
Highlights include Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
Delta National Wildlife Refuge
Protected area
The Delta National Wildlife Refuge is located 10 miles east of Venice, Louisiana along the Mississippi River. The area formed when a breach in the natural levee of the Mississippi River occurred in 1862 approximately 100 miles below New Orleans, Louisiana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pilottown.
Pilottown
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pilottown is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. It serves as a base for river pilots to guide ships across the bar and up and down the Mississippi River.
Spanish Island
- Type: Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.21883° or 29° 13′ 8″ northLongitude
-89.20116° or 89° 12′ 4″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
76XG6Q9X+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 358372329OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4342232
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