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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.62705° or 40° 37′ 37″ northLongitude
-73.46013° or 73° 27′ 37″ westOpen location code
87G8JGGQ+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 357590824OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
5139377Wikidata 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
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