Heart Island
Heart Island is located in the Town of Alexandria, Jefferson County, New York, within the Saint Lawrence River, along the Canada–United States border. It is one of the most prominent islands in the Thousand Islands archipelago shared by the two countries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Sesivany, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in New York, United States
- Also known as: “Hart Island”, “Hart’s Island”, and “Hemlock Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boldt Castle and Just Room Enough Island.
Boldt Castle
Museum
Photo: Howcheng, Public domain.
Boldt Castle is a major landmark and tourist attraction in the Thousand Islands region of the U.S. state of New York. Open to guests seasonally between mid-May and mid-October, it is located on Heart Island in the Saint Lawrence River.
Just Room Enough Island
Islet
Photo: Omegatron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Just Room Enough Island, also known as Hub Island, is an island located in the Thousand Islands chain, in New York, United States. The island is known for being the smallest inhabited island, which appears to be around 3,300 square feet, or about one-thirteenth of an acre.
Sunken Rock Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Sergey Ashmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunken Rock Light is a lighthouse in Bush Island, New York. It was converted to solar power in 1988. It is maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation pursuant to an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard authorized under 14 USC 81.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alexandria Bay and Plessis.
Alexandria Bay
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
Alexandria Bay is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States, within the town of Alexandria. It is located in the Thousand Islands region of northern New York.
Plessis
Hamlet
Plessis is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Alexandria in Jefferson County, New York, United States. Its population was 164 as of the 2010 census. Plessis is situated 6 miles southeast of Heart Island.
Heart Island
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Jefferson, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.34435° or 44° 20′ 40″ northLongitude
-75.92249° or 75° 55′ 21″ westElevation
246 feet (75 metres)Open location code
87P683VH+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 133335425OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Heart Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Heart Island”
- Japanese: “ハート島”
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