Pleasure Island
Pleasure Island is an islet in Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland. Pleasure Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ramona Beach, as well as near Swan Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Light and Hart-Miller Island.
Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Light
Lighthouse
The Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Light is one of a pair of range lights that marks the first section of the shipping channel into Baltimore harbor. It is the tallest lighthouse in Maryland.
Hart-Miller Island
Island
Hart Miller Island is located at the mouths of Back River and Middle River, where they empty into the Chesapeake Bay east of the City of Baltimore in Maryland. Hart-Miller Island is situated 2 miles northeast of Pleasure Island.
Ballestone Mansion
Manor estate
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ballestone-Stansbury House, once misidentified as the Ballestone Mansion, is a historic plantation home located on Cedar Point between Back and Middle Rivers in Essex, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Ballestone Mansion is situated 2 miles northwest of Pleasure Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edgemere and Fort Howard.
Edgemere
Village
Photo: boothy443, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edgemere is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,669 at the 2010 census. Edgemere is situated 3 miles west of Pleasure Island.
Fort Howard
Neighborhood
Fort Howard is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 303 at the 2010 census. Fort Howard is situated 3½ miles southwest of Pleasure Island.
Sparrows Point
Suburb
Sparrows Point is an industrial area in unincorporated Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, adjacent to Edgemere. Named after Thomas Sparrow, landowner, it was the site of a very large industrial complex owned by Bethlehem Steel, known for steelmaking and shipbuilding. Sparrows Point is situated 4½ miles west of Pleasure Island.
Pleasure Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.23344° or 39° 14′ 0″ northLongitude
-76.39257° or 76° 23′ 33″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87F56JM4+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 21776953OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4365736Wikidata ID
Q49669770
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Pleasure Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pleasure Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maryland)”
- Cebuano: “Pleasure Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ramona Beach and Swan Point.
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Highlights include Bill’s Yacht Basin and Cuckold Point.
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