First Brother 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Ohio River in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “French Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Broadback Island and Eureka Island.
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.
Eureka Island
Islet
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belmont and Newell Run.
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.
Newell Run
Hamlet
Newell Run is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Vaucluse
Hamlet
Vaucluse is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named after Vaucluse, in France.
First Brother Island
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Pleasants, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.38202° or 39° 22′ 55″ northLongitude
-81.2615° or 81° 15′ 41″ westElevation
610 feet (186 metres)Open location code
86FW9PJQ+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 356530674OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Dutch—“First Brother Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة الأخ الأول”
- Cebuano: “First Brother Island”
- Dutch: “First Brother Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Eureka and Newport.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Belmont Baptist Church and Belmont United Methodist Church.
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