Crab Island
Crab Island is a small island on the Ohio River in Tyler County, West Virginia. The island lies just off the shore from the city of Sistersville. Crab Island is protected as part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sistersville City Hall and Wells Island.
Sistersville City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Sistersville City Hall, also known as the City Building, is a historic city hall located at Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia. It was built in 1897, and is a two-story red brick and stone building.
Wells Island
Islet
Wells Island is a bar island in Tyler County, West Virginia on the Ohio River. In 1891, the Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Wells Island as the island's name.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fly and Sistersville Historic District.
Fly
Village
Fly is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The community is at the intersection of routes 7 and 800 adjacent to the Ohio River.
Sistersville Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sistersville Historic District is a national historic district located at Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia. It encompasses 215 contributing buildings and one contributing structure that include the civic, commercial, and residential core of Sistersville.
Pursley
Hamlet
Pursley is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed. The community most likely derives its name from the surname Parsley. Pursley is situated 3 miles southeast of Crab Island.
Crab Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: Island on the Ohio River in West Virginia
- Categories: river island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Tyler, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.55934° or 39° 33′ 34″ northLongitude
-81.00735° or 81° 0′ 27″ westElevation
607 feet (185 metres)Open location code
86FWHX5V+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 336930365OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4803148Wikidata ID
Q5180220
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Dutch—“Crab Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة كراب (فرجينيا الغربية)”
- Arabic: “جزيرة كراب”
- Cebuano: “Crab Island”
- Dutch: “Crab Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sistersville General Hospital and First Christian Church.
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