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.

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 Just Enough Room Island or Hub Island, is an island located in the Thousand Islands chain, in New York, United States.

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. As of the 2020 census, Plessis had a population of 126. 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
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Latitude

44.34435° or 44° 20′ 40″ north

Longitude

-75.92249° or 75° 55′ 21″ west

Elevation

246 feet (75 metres)

Open location code

87P683VH+P2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 133335425

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

5120358

Wikidata ID

Q23660657

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Satellite Map

Discover Heart Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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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Localities in the Area

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