Wilson Island
Wilson Island is a bar island on the Kanawha River in South Charleston, West Virginia. I-64's bridge over the Kanawha River into the city crosses over the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Criel Mound and South Charleston High School.
Criel Mound
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Criel Mound, also known as the South Charleston Mound, is a Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia. It is one of the few surviving mounds of the Kanawha Valley Mounds that were probably built in the Woodland period after 500 B.C.
South Charleston High School
School
South Charleston High School is a public high school in West Virginia serving grades 9 through 12. It is located south of the Kanawha River, west of the city of Charleston, in the city of South Charleston's Spring Hill neighborhood.
Blaine Island
Blaine Island is an island on the Kanawha River in the city of South Charleston, West Virginia. It is roughly 66 acres in area with a length of 1.25 miles and about 900 feet at its widest point. Blaine Island is situated 2 miles east of Wilson Island.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunbar and Rock Lake Village.
Dunbar
Town
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunbar is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Kanawha River. The population was 7,479 at the 2020 census.
Rock Lake Village
Hamlet
Rock Lake Village is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Davis Creek
Neighborhood
Davis Creek is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Davis Creek is located along a stream with the same name on West Virginia Route 214, 2 miles south of South Charleston. Davis Creek is situated 2 miles southeast of Wilson Island.
Wilson Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island on the Kanawha River in Charleston, West Virginia, United States
- Categories: river island, island, locality, and landform
- Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.36156° or 38° 21′ 42″ northLongitude
-81.72171° or 81° 43′ 18″ westElevation
584 feet (178 metres)Open location code
86CW976H+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 121046401OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Cebuano—“Wilson Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة ويلسون”
- Cebuano: “Wilson Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Charleston Bridge and South Charleston Indoor Pool.
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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 “Wilson Island”. Photo: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0.