Shelter Island
Shelter Island is an islet in Atlantic County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey. Shelter Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Ventnor Heights, as well as near the neighborhood Ventnor Gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lucy the Elephant and World War I Memorial.
Lucy the Elephant
Photo: Dtcdthingy, Public domain.
Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped wood frame and tin clad building, constructed in 1882 by James V. Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey. Lucy the Elephant is situated 2½ miles south of Shelter Island.
World War I Memorial
Monument
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The World War I Memorial is located in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The memorial was built in 1922, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1981. World War I Memorial is situated 2½ miles east of Shelter Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ventnor City and Margate.
Ventnor City
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ventnor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Ventnor is on the center of Absecon Island. This island consists of Ventnor, Margate, Longport and Atlantic City.
Margate
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Margate, officially Margate City, is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Margate is on Absecon Island, a few miles west of Atlantic City. It borders Ventnor City to the east, and Longport to the west.
Pleasantville
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Pleasantville is a city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 20,629, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 380 from the 2010 census count of 20,249, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,237 from the 19,012 counted in the 2000 census.
Shelter Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Atlantic County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.35222° or 39° 21′ 8″ northLongitude
-74.49869° or 74° 29′ 55″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87F79G22+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 797746164OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4504083
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