Rock Island

Rock Island is an island in Ulster County, New York. Rock Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Canoe Hill, as well as near Malden.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kiersted house and Saugerties Light.

Kiersted house

Museum

Photo: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dubois-Kierstede Stone House is one of several historic stone buildings in Saugerties, New York. It was built in 1727 and modified over the years. It is currently the home of the Saugerties Historical Society, which operates the structure as the Kiersted House Museum.

Saugerties Light

Guest house

Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saugerties Light, known also as the Saugerties Lighthouse, is a lighthouse on the Hudson River north of Saugerties, New York.

St. Sylvia’s Church

Church

The Parish of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia is a parish under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malden and Saugerties.

Malden

Hamlet

Malden-on-Hudson, commonly known as Malden, is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 365 at the 2020 census. The community of Malden is in the eastern part of the Town of Saugerties, north of the Village of Saugerties.

Saugerties

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saugerties is a town in southeastern New York State, on the west bank of the Hudson River between Albany and New York City. It is in the northeastern corner of Ulster County.

Saugerties South

Locality

Saugerties South is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 2,442 at the 2020 census. Saugerties South is a community south of the Village of Saugerties and Esopus Creek in the Town of Saugerties.

Rock Island

Type: Island
Description: island in Ulster County, New York, United States of America
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Ulster County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.08317° or 42° 4′ 59″ north

Longitude

-73.93513° or 73° 56′ 7″ west

Open location code

87J833M7+7W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357582551

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

5134121

Wikidata ID

Q49674999

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Rock Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Rock Island”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Rock Island”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Canoe Hill and Malden.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Seamon Park and Hunter 6.

Ulster County: Must-Visit Destinations

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