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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Pleasants Power Station and Broadback Island.
Pleasants Power Station
Power station
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.Broadback Island
Islet
Broadback Island is an island in the Ohio River in Pleasants County, West Virginia.
First Brother Island
Island
First Brother Island is an island on the Ohio River… 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.
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. Belmont is situated 2 miles east of Eureka Island.
Eureka Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in West Virginia, United States
- 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″ north
Longitude
-81.29471° or 81° 17′ 41″ west
Elevation
614 feet (187 metres)
Open location code
86FW9PF4+24
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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
Places to explore: Eureka and Yankeeburg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Willow Island Post Office and Beech Grove United Brethren Church.
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Worth a closer look: Charleston and Huntington.
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