Schuyler Island

Schuyler Island, also known as Schuyler's Island or Whitney Island, is a 161-acre uninhabited island in Lake Champlain. It is a part of the Town of Chesterfield in Essex County, New York, located between Port Kent, New York and Willsboro Bay, opposite Burlington, Vermont.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Lake Champlain in Essex County, New York, United States
Also known as: “Isle au Chapon”, “Schuylers Island”, and “Whitney Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Port Kent station.

Port Kent station

Railway station

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Port Kent station is a temporarily closed Amtrak intercity train station in Port Kent, New York, normally served by the Adirondack. It is only served when the Lake Champlain Transportation Company Port Kent–Burlington Ferry is in operation – typically from May to October. Port Kent station is situated 2 miles northwest of Schuyler Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Kent and Keeseville.

Port Kent

Village

Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Port Kent is a hamlet within the town of Chesterfield, Essex County, New York, United States, on the western shore of Lake Champlain. Its population was last recorded as 217. Port Kent is situated 2½ miles northwest of Schuyler Island.

Keeseville

Village

Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Keeseville is a hamlet in Clinton and Essex counties, New York, United States. The population was 1,815 at the 2010 census. The hamlet was named after the Keese family, early settlers from Vermont. Keeseville is situated 5 miles west of Schuyler Island.

Schuyler Island

Categories: island, locality, and landform
Location: Essex, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.50003° or 44° 30′ 0″ north

Longitude

-73.37556° or 73° 22′ 32″ west

Elevation

128 feet (39 metres)

Open location code

87P8GJ2F+2Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 32023288

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

5137375

Wikidata ID

Q7433077

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In Other Languages

“Schuyler Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Schuyler Island”

Localities in the Area

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