Iona Island
Iona Island is a 556-acre island of the Hudson River in the town of Stony Point, New York, on its west bank. The island is located approximately one mile south of the Bear Mountain Bridge and is separated from the Hudson's western shore by mudflats and freshwater tidal marshes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kafziel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Hudson River in Rockland County, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Beveridge’s Island”, “Wa-na-ka-wagh-kin”, and “Weyant’s Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anthony’s Nose and Bear Mountain Bridge.
Anthony’s Nose
Peak
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
Anthony's Nose is a 900+ ft peak in the Hudson Highlands along the east bank of the Hudson River in the hamlet of Cortlandt Manor, New York. It lies at the extreme northwest end of Westchester County, and serves as the east anchor of the Bear Mountain Bridge.
Bear Mountain Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Mwanner, Public domain.
The Bear Mountain Bridge, ceremonially named the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a toll suspension bridge in New York State. It carries US 6 and US 202 across the Hudson River between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange County and Cortlandt in Westchester County.
Bear Mountain Inn
Hotel
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bear Mountain Inn is a 1915 hotel, restaurant and spa owned by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission and located in Bear Mountain State Park just south of the Bear Mountain Bridge in Rockland County, New York.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jones Point and Fort Montgomery.
Jones Point
Hamlet
Jones Point is a former hamlet located in the town of Stony Point in Rockland County in the state of New York, United States, located north of Tomkins Cove; east of Bear Mountain State Park; south of Iona Island; and west of the Hudson River.
Fort Montgomery
Village
Fort Montgomery is a hamlet in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 1,627 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
Peekskill
Photo: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, 35 miles north of New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940.
Iona Island
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Rockland County, Downstate New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.30648° or 41° 18′ 23″ northLongitude
-73.97653° or 73° 58′ 36″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
87H8824F+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 357566243OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Iona Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Iona Island”
- Dutch: “Iona Island”
- German: “Iona Island”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Iona Island”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fort Clinton and Manitou.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Iona Island Estuarine Research Reserve and Iona Island Component Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Rockland County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Nyack, New City, Spring Valley, and Suffern.
Curious Places to Discover
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Iona Island”. Photo: Kafziel, CC BY-SA 3.0.