South Island

South Island is an island in Nassau County, New York. South Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Harbor Green, as well as near the locality High Hill.

Type: Island
Description: island in Nassau County, New York, United States
Also known as: “Squaw Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Oyster Bay and Fort Massapeag Archeological Site.

South Oyster Bay

Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Oyster Bay is the portion of the Town of Oyster Bay roughly south of the Long Island Expressway, in Nassau County, New York. Its most prominent communities are Hicksville, Plainview, Bethpage, Farmingdale, and Massapequa.

Fort Massapeag Archeological Site

Archaeological site

Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Massapeag Archeological Site is a historic archaeological site at Sunset Park in Massapequa, New York. It is believed to be the site of a New Netherland trading post built in the mid-17th century to facilitate trade with local Native Americans, and possibly serve as a wampum factory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Gilgo Beach and Seaford.

West Gilgo Beach

Hamlet

West Gilgo Beach is a small private gated community located in the town of Babylon, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is part of the Gilgo census-designated place.

Seaford

Town

Photo: Sullynyflhi, Public domain.

Seaford is a census-designated place in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 15,251 at the 2020 census.

Gilgo

Hamlet

Photo: Derekakinnear, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gilgo is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 185 at the time of the 2020 census.

South Island

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

40.62705° or 40° 37′ 37″ north

Longitude

-73.46013° or 73° 27′ 37″ west

Open location code

87G8JGGQ+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357590824

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

5139377

Wikidata ID

Q114427577

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Satellite Map

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

In Other Languages

“South Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Squaw Island (pulo sa Tinipong Bansa, New York, Nassau County)”
Cebuano: “Squaw Island”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “South Island”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Harbor Green and High Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include West Island and Tobay Beach Bird and Game Sanctuary.

Nassau County: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Long Beach, Glen Cove, Mineola, and Oyster Bay.

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