Hoffman Island
Hoffman Island is an 11-acre artificial island in the Lower New York Bay, off the South Beach of Staten Island, New York City. A smaller, 4-acre artificial island, Swinburne Island, lies immediately to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Staten Island, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Hoffmann Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Verrazano–Narrows Bridge and Swinburne Island.
Verrazano–Narrows Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It spans the Narrows, a body of water linking the relatively enclosed New York Harbor with Lower New York Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Verrazano–Narrows Bridge is situated 2 miles north of Hoffman Island.
Swinburne Island
Islet
Photo: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ), CC BY 2.5.
Swinburne Island is a 4-acre artificial island in Lower New York Bay, east of Staten Island in New York City. It was used for quarantine of immigrants. Swinburne Island is the smaller of two nearby islands, the other being Hoffman Island to the north.
Staten Island University Hospital
Hospital
Staten Island University Hospital is a member hospital of Northwell Health. It is a major tertiary referral center in Staten Island, New York City. SIUH is a two-campus, 668-bed specialized teaching hospital. Staten Island University Hospital is situated 1½ miles west of Hoffman Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Beach and Arrochar.
South Beach
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
South Beach is a neighborhood on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York City, situated directly south of the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge. South Beach is bounded by New York Bay on the southeast, Seaview Avenue on the southwest, Laconia Avenue on the northwest, Reid and McClean Avenues on the north, and Lily Pond Avenue on the northeast.
Arrochar
Neighborhood
Arrochar is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City, United States. It is located directly inland of Fort Wadsworth and South Beach, on the east side of Hylan Boulevard south of the Staten Island Expressway; the community of Grasmere borders it on the west. Arrochar is situated 1½ miles northwest of Hoffman Island.
Old Town, Staten Island
Neighborhood
Old Town is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Staten Island, located on its East Shore. Old Town was established in August 1661 as part of New Netherland, and was the first permanent European settlement on Staten Island. Old Town, Staten Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Hoffman Island.
Hoffman Island
- Categories: island, artificial island, park, recreation area, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Staten Island, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.57882° or 40° 34′ 44″ northLongitude
-74.05391° or 74° 3′ 14″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87G7HWHW+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 21807912OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Hoffman Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hoffman Island”
- Dutch: “Hoffman Island”
- Estonian: “Hoffman Island”
- Finnish: “Hoffman Island”
- French: “Hoffman Island”
- German: “Hoffman Island”
- Hebrew: “האי הופמן”
- Hebrew: “הופמן”
- Japanese: “ホフマン島”
- Korean: “호프맨섬”
- Russian: “Остров Хоффмана”
- Russian: “Хофмен”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Beach and Playland Playground.
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