Herring Island
Herring Island is a private island in Randalia, Cecil County, Maryland. It has played a considerable role in local history, with local native tribes hunting there and the English camping there during the War of 1812.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Islet
- Description: in the Elk River, Maryland
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bohemia Manor High School and Bohemia Manor Middle School.
Bohemia Manor High School
School
Bohemia Manor High School is a public school operated by Cecil County Public Schools located approximately 1 mile south of the small town of Chesapeake City in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. Bohemia Manor High School is situated 2½ miles east of Herring Island.
Bohemia Manor Middle School
School
Cecil County Public Schools is a public school system serving the residents of Cecil County, Maryland. Demographics, assessments, and statistics are available on the Maryland Report Card website. Bohemia Manor Middle School is situated 2½ miles east of Herring Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chesapeake City and Hack Point.
Chesapeake City
Chesapeake City is a town of 736 people in the Eastern Shore of Maryland, on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. The town has many old homes from the early 19th century that have been converted into bed and breakfasts, restaurants and the local historical museum.Hack Point
Hamlet
Hack's Point is an unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. During the 20th century, Hacks Point became a summer community with many seasonal homes, but this attractively situated place on the Bohemia River goes back to the earliest days of the colony. Hack Point is situated 3½ miles south of Herring Island.
St. Augustine
Hamlet
St. Augustine is an unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. Land rights to the area were granted to merchant Augustine Herman by Lord Baltimore prior to 1686 but the Herman family was never able to lay proper claim to the title. St. Augustine is situated 4 miles southeast of Herring Island.
Herring Island
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Cecil County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.5166° or 39° 30′ 60″ northLongitude
-75.87509° or 75° 52′ 30″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87F6G48F+JXOpenStreetMap ID
way 21799427OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Herring Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Herring Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maryland)”
- Cebuano: “Herring Island”
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