Eightmile Island
Eightmile Island is a forested island on the Ohio River in Mason County, West Virginia. The island is located directly across the river from the village of Cheshire, Ohio and American Electric Power Company power plant facilities there.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Ohio River in Mason County, West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Eight Mile Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gavin Power Plant and Lakin Correctional Center and Jail.
Gavin Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Analogue Kid, CC BY 2.5.
General James M. Gavin Power Plant is a 2,600-megawatt supercritical coal-fired power station in the village of Cheshire, Ohio, United States. It is owned by Lightstone Generation LLC, a 50–50 joint venture of The Blackstone Group L.P. and ArcLight Capital Partners.
Lakin Correctional Center and Jail
Prison
Lakin Correctional Center is a women's prison in the community of Lakin in unincorporated Mason County, West Virginia. It is on a portion of former Lakin State Hospital property, on West Virginia Route 62, in proximity to West Columbia, 6 miles north of Point Pleasant, and 3 miles north of the Army National Guard armory.
Mason County Airport
Aerodrome
Mason County Airport is a public use airport in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Mason County Commission and located four nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maggie and Lakin.
Maggie
Hamlet
Maggie is an unincorporated community in Mason County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Lakin
Hamlet
Lakin is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. Lakin is located on West Virginia Route 62, 5 miles southwest of Mason. The community was named after one M. Lakin, a state official.
Silver Run
Hamlet
Silver Run is an unincorporated community in Meigs County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Eightmile Island
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Mason, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.94008° or 38° 56′ 24″ northLongitude
-82.10514° or 82° 6′ 19″ westElevation
551 feet (168 metres)Open location code
86CVWVRV+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 356516596OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Eightmile Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eightmile Island”
- Dutch: “Eightmile Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cheshire and Carlton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cheshire Post Office and Cheshire Baptist Church.
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