Pooles Island
Pooles Island is a small island located on the Chesapeake Bay, part of Harford County, Maryland. It is southeast of the southern tip of Gunpowder Neck.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
- Also known as: “Poal’s Island”, “Pool Island”, “Poole’s Island”, “Pools Island”, “Powels Iles”, and “Powels Isles”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pooles Island Light.
Pooles Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tolchester and Tolchester Beach.
Tolchester
Village
Tolchester is a census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 329 as of the 2010 census. The CDP covers the unincorporated community commonly known as Tolchester Beach.
Tolchester Beach
Village
Tolchester Beach is an unincorporated community located on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Tolchester Beach is located just north of Rock Hall. Tolchester Beach is situated 5 miles south of Pooles Island.
Georgetown
Village
Georgetown is an unincorporated community in northeastern Kent County, Maryland, United States. The community was laid out in 1736. Georgetown was named for Prince George who later became King of the United Kingdom. Georgetown is situated 6 miles southeast of Pooles Island.
Pooles Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Harford County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.28354° or 39° 17′ 1″ north
Longitude
-76.26531° or 76° 15′ 55″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
87F57PMM+CV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Pooles Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Pooles Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pooles Island”
- French: “Pooles Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pooles Island Light and Big Fairlee Pond.
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