Tocks Island
A 1950s proposal to construct a dam near Tocks Island across the Delaware River was met with considerable controversy and protest. Tocks Island is located in the Delaware River a short distance north from the Delaware Water Gap.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Mohican and Sunfish Pond.
Mount Mohican
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Mohican, or Raccoon Ridge, is a peak of the Kittatinny Mountains in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. The mountain stands 1,580 feet in height. It lies along the Appalachian Trail in Worthington State Forest.
Sunfish Pond
Pond
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sunfish Pond is a 44-acre glacial lake surrounded by a 258-acre hardwood forest located on the Kittatinny Ridge within Worthington State Forest, adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Warren County, New Jersey.
Shawnee Mountain Ski Area
Photo: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shawnee Mountain is a family owned, operated, and oriented ski resort in eastern Pennsylvania located right outside East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, off of I-80, exit 309, next to the Delaware River in the easternmost portion of the Poconos. Shawnee Mountain Ski Area is situated 1½ miles northwest of Tocks Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shawnee on Delaware and Marshalls Creek.
Shawnee on Delaware
Photo: JamesPFisherIII, CC BY 3.0.
Shawnee on Delaware is an unincorporated community in the Poconos and Endless Mountains region of Pennsylvania.
Marshalls Creek
Hamlet
Marshalls Creek is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on Business U.S. Route 209 at the southern terminus of Route 402 in Smithfield Township. Marshalls Creek is situated 3½ miles northwest of Tocks Island.
Minisink Hills
Neighborhood
Minisink Hills is an unincorporated community located in Smithfield Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Minisink Hills is located at the intersection of Gap View Drive and Hillside Drive, along the west bank of Marshalls Creek, east of East Stroudsburg. Minisink Hills is situated 4 miles west of Tocks Island.
Tocks Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Delaware River in Warren County, New Jersey, United States
- Categories: river island and landform
- Location: Warren County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Tocks Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Tocks Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tocks Island”
- Dutch: “Tocks Island”
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