Pike Island
Pike Island is an island at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in the southwestern-most part of Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota.Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “Pikes Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sibley Historic Site and Fort Snelling.
Sibley Historic Site
Museum
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sibley Historic Site is the site of Henry Hastings Sibley's home, who was the regional manager of the American Fur Company and Minnesota's first governor.
Fort Snelling
Protected area
Fort Snelling is a former military fortification and National Historic Landmark in the U.S. state of Minnesota on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers.
Mendota Bridge
Bridge
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mendota Bridge, in the US state of Minnesota carries State Highways 55 and 62 over the Minnesota River between Fort Snelling and Mendota Heights. It is the final bridge over the Minnesota River before the Minnesota flows into the Mississippi River at the "Meeting of the waters" or "Mendota" in the Dakota language.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mendota and Bdóte.
Mendota
Village
Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.
Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world.
Bdóte
Locality
Bdóte is a significant Dakota sacred landscape where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet, encompassing Pike Island, Fort Snelling, Coldwater Spring, Indian Mounds Park, and surrounding areas in present-day Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.
Mendota Heights
Town
Photo: Gabriel Vanslette, CC BY 3.0.
Mendota Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is a first-ring southern suburb of the Twin Cities. The population was 11,744 at the 2020 census.
Pike Island
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Ramsey, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.89223° or 44° 53′ 32″ northLongitude
-93.16425° or 93° 9′ 51″ westElevation
699 feet (213 metres)Open location code
86P8VRRP+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 44764479OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Pike Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pike Island”
- German: “Pike Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Pike”
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