Big Island
Big Island is an islet in Saint Lawrence, New York. Big Island is situated nearby to the locality Iron Islands, as well as near the hamlet Chippewa Bay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Crossover Island Light and Dark Island.
Crossover Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Crossover Island Light is a lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence River in New York state near the Canada–United States border. The lighthouse was established in 1848 and the last tower was first lit in 1882. Crossover Island Light is situated 1½ miles northeast of Big Island.
Dark Island
Islet
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dark Island, a prominent feature of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, is located in the lower Thousand Islands region, near Chippewa Bay. It is a part of the Town of Hammond, in St. Lawrence County, New York. Dark Island is situated 2 miles south of Big Island.
Big Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States of America
- Categories: island, shrubland, locality, and landform
- Location: Saint Lawrence, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.47755° or 44° 28′ 39″ northLongitude
-75.79934° or 75° 47′ 58″ westElevation
269 feet (82 metres)Open location code
87P6F6H2+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 156883152OpenStreetMap feature
natural=scrubOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5109094Wikidata ID
Q34642783
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Big Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Island”
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