Skenoh Island

Skenoh Island is located at the north end of Canandaigua Lake, near the city of Canandaigua, New York, United States. It is one of two islands in the 11 Finger Lakes.

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Canandaigua Lake in New York, United States
Also known as: “Skenoh Island Unique Area” and “Squaw Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park and Roseland Waterpark.

Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park

Marina

Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park is a New York state park and boat launch located on the north shore of Canandaigua Lake in Ontario County, New York.

Roseland Waterpark

Water park

Roseland Waterpark is a water park in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. Bristol Mountain owns the waterpark. It is located at 250 Eastern Boulevard in Canandaigua, New York.

Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park is a 50-acre state park located at 151 Charlotte Street in Canandaigua, New York, at the north end of Canandaigua Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. Sonnenberg Gardens is situated 2 miles north of Skenoh Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canandaigua and Crystal Beach.

Canandaigua

Photo: LtPowers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

One of the oldest cities in the Finger Lakes region of New York, Canandaigua has a long history as a major crossroads. Its name derives from a Seneca word meaning "The Chosen Spot", and its position at the northern end of Canandaigua Lake certainly justifies the moniker.

Crystal Beach

Hamlet

Crystal Beach is a hamlet in Ontario County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Crystal Beach had a population of 627. The community is located on the eastern shore of Canandaigua Lake and is served by New York State Route 364. Crystal Beach is situated 4 miles south of Skenoh Island.

Skenoh Island

Categories: island, nature reserve, recreation area, locality, and landform
Location: Ontario, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.87019° or 42° 52′ 13″ north

Longitude

-77.27571° or 77° 16′ 33″ west

Elevation

689 feet (210 metres)

Open location code

87J4VPCF+3P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 32026255

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

5139378

Wikidata ID

Q18157095

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Satellite Map

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

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Malayalam—“Skenoh Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Squaw Island (pulo sa Tinipong Bansa, New York, Ontario County)”
Cebuano: “Squaw Island”
Malayalam: “സ്കെനോ ദ്വീപ്”

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