Winkle Island

Winkle Island is an islet in Atlantic County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey. Winkle Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Winchester Gardens, as well as near Margate Manor.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lucy the Elephant and Central United Methodist Church (Linwood, New Jersey).

Lucy the Elephant

Photo: Dtcdthingy, Public domain.

Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped wood frame and tin clad building, constructed in 1881 by James V. Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey. Lucy the Elephant is situated 2 miles south of Winkle Island.

Central United Methodist Church (Linwood, New Jersey)

Church

Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Central United Methodist Church (Linwood, New Jersey) is situated 2 miles west of Winkle Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Margate and Ventnor 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.

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.

Seaview Harbor

Hamlet

Photo: Hurricanehink, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Seaview Harbor is a harbor and an unincorporated community located within Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Seaview Harbor is situated 2½ miles south of Winkle Island.

Winkle Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Atlantic County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.34907° or 39° 20′ 57″ north

Longitude

-74.52227° or 74° 31′ 20″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87F78FXH+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 797746165

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4504896

Wikidata ID

Q34787175

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Winkle Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Winkle Island”

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Localities in the Area

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