Island Point

Island Point is a cape in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Island Point is situated nearby to the locality Pine Harbor, as well as near the hamlet Lake Wylie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include McDowell Nature Preserve and Buster Boyd Bridge.

McDowell Nature Preserve

Nature reserve

McDowell Nature Preserve, formerly known as McDowell Park, is a city park and nature preserve in southwestern Charlotte, North Carolina on the shores of Lake Wylie. McDowell Nature Preserve is situated 1½ miles southeast of Island Point.

Buster Boyd Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Fife Club, Public domain.

The Buster Boyd Bridge is a four-lane automobile bridge spanning the Catawba River/Lake Wylie between Lake Wylie, York County, South Carolina and Steele Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Buster Boyd Bridge is situated 1½ miles south of Island Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lake Wylie and Steele Creek.

Lake Wylie is a census-designated place in York County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,841 at the 2010 census. Lake Wylie is located on a peninsula along the shore of Lake Wylie, a reservoir that was named for Dr.

Steele Creek

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Steele Creek is a neighborhood and major district in Charlotte. Steele Creek is located along Lake Wylie in the far southwest quadrant of Charlotte primarily bordered by Interstate 485 to the east and located south of the Charlotte Airport.

Tega Cay

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.

Tega Cay is a small city along the eastern shore of Lake Wylie west of the town of Fort Mill in the Olde English District of South Carolina. Tega Cay is a suburb of the major city of Charlotte and has experienced rapid growth over the past decade.

Island Point

Type: Cape
Description: cape in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Category: landform
Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.12431° or 35° 7′ 28″ north

Longitude

-81.03285° or 81° 1′ 58″ west

Elevation

600 feet (183 metres)

Open location code

867W4XF8+PV

GeoNames ID

4472858

Wikidata ID

Q34947033

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In Other Languages

“Island Point” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Island Point”

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Localities in the Area

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