Chimney Sweeps Islands

The Chimney Sweeps Islands are a pair of small islands located within New York City in the northern part of City Island Harbor in the borough of The Bronx.

Places of Interest

Highlights include High Island and Rat Island.

High Island

Islet

Photo: Bigtimepeace, Public domain.

High Island is a small, uninhabited, privately-owned island, part of the Pelham Islands in the Bronx, New York City. It lies east of the north end of City Island between City Island Harbor and Pelham Bay in Long Island Sound.

Rat Island

Islet

Photo: Stercus.caput, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rat Island is a privately owned island in New York City. It is approximately 2.5 acres in size and located in City Island Harbor, which is a part of Long Island Sound.

Twin Island

Island

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pelham Bay Park is a municipal park located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is, at 2,772 acres, the largest public park in New York City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Island and Country Club.

City Island

Suburb

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.

City Island is a neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx, New York City, located on an island of the same name approximately 1.5 miles long by 0.5 miles wide.

Country Club

Neighborhood

Photo: EJ220, Public domain.

Country Club is a residential neighborhood located in the East Bronx in New York City. The neighborhood's boundaries are Middletown Road and Watt Avenue to the north, Eastchester Bay to the east, Layton Avenue and the Throggs Neck neighborhood to the south… Country Club is situated 2½ miles southwest of Chimney Sweeps Islands.

Co-op City

Neighborhood

Photo: Sacme, CC BY 3.0.

Co-op City is a cooperative housing development located in the northeast section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City, New York, U.S. It is bounded by Interstate 95 to the southwest, west, and north and the Hutchinson River Parkway to the east and southeast, and is partially in the Baychester and Eastchester neighborhoods. Co-op City is situated 2½ miles west of Chimney Sweeps Islands.

Chimney Sweeps Islands

Type: Island
Description: small islands in the Bronx, New York
Categories: island group and landform
Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.8626° or 40° 51′ 45″ north

Longitude

-73.78458° or 73° 47′ 5″ west

Open location code

87G8V678+25

GeoNames ID

5112535

Wikidata ID

Q5099420

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Chimney Sweeps Islands” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Chimney Sweeps Islands”
Estonian: “Chimney Sweeps Islands”
French: “îles Chimney Sweeps”
French: “Îles Chimney Sweeps”
Hebrew: “צ’ימני סוויפס”
Japanese: “チムニー・スイープス・アイランド”
Japanese: “チムニー・スイープス島”
Japanese: “チムニー・スイープ諸島”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pelham Bay and Green Flats.

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