Eureka Island
Eureka Island is an island on the Ohio River in Pleasants County, West Virginia southwest of the city of Belmont and Broadback Island. It's named for the nearby West Virginia community of Eureka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pleasants Power Station and Broadback Island.
Pleasants Power Station
Power station
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Pleasants Power Station is a 1.3-gigawatt coal power plant located near Belmont, West Virginia, in Pleasants County, West Virginia. The plant is owned by Omnis Pleasants LLC and began operations in 1979.
Broadback Island
Islet
Broadback Island is an island in the Ohio River in Pleasants County, West Virginia. It is opposite the city of Belmont, West Virginia. Broadback Island is a part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
First Brother Island
Island
First Brother Island is an island on the Ohio River along the shores of the city of Belmont in Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA. French Creek empties into the Ohio on its eastern end. First Brother Island contains a number of operating oil wells. First Brother Island is situated 2 miles east of Eureka Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Willow Island and Newell Run.
Willow Island
Hamlet
Willow Island is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. Willow Island is located on the Ohio River at the junction of West Virginia Route 2 and County Highway 10, 3 miles west-southwest of Belmont.
Newell Run
Hamlet
Newell Run is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Newell Run is situated 2 miles northeast of Eureka Island.
Belmont
Village
Belmont is a town in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area. The population was 872 at the 2020 census. Belmont is situated 2 miles east of Eureka Island.
Eureka Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: river island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Pleasants, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.37254° or 39° 22′ 21″ northLongitude
-81.29471° or 81° 17′ 41″ westElevation
614 feet (187 metres)Open location code
86FW9PF4+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 28434298OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4805287Wikidata ID
Q5411190
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Dutch—“Eureka Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة يوريكا”
- Cebuano: “Eureka Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos)”
- Cebuano: “Eureka Island”
- Dutch: “Eureka Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Willow Island Post Office and Beech Grove United Brethren Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Eureka Island”. Photo: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0.