Travers Island
Travers Island is a former island in Long Island Sound, located in the city of New Rochelle, New York. The island, originally united by a causeway to the mainland, comprises a tract of thirty acres in the Lower Harbor of New Rochelle, situated between Neptune Island, Glen Island, and Hunter Island in New York City's Pelham Bay Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: peninsula in Westchester County, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Hog Island”, “Sheffield Island”, and “Travers Island, New York”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Starin’s Glen Island and Neptune Island.
Starin’s Glen Island
Park
Glen Island Park is a 105-acre waterfront park, located on Glen Island, on the Long Island Sound, New York. The park is owned and operated by Westchester County and shares the island with a privately operated but county-owned entertainment facility, the Glen Island Harbour Club.
Neptune Island
Island
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Neptune Island is an island in Long Island Sound and part of the City of New Rochelle, New York. It is connected to the mainland by a stone causeway topped by Neptune Road.
Glen Island Park
Island
Photo: WalkingGeek, CC BY 2.0.
Glen Island Park is a 105-acre waterfront park, located on Glen Island, on the Long Island Sound, New York. The park is owned and operated by Westchester County and shares the island with a privately operated but county-owned entertainment facility, the Glen Island Harbour Club.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Residence Park and Pelham Manor.
Residence Park
Neighborhood
Residence Park is a historic community located in the city of New Rochelle, in Westchester County, New York. It is one of the first planned residential parks, and garden city communities, in the United States It is located in the southern section of the city, bordered by Neptune Park on the west, Shore Road and Long Island Sound on the south, and Downtown New Rochelle on the north.
Pelham Manor
Town
Photo: Sscheinfe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pelham Manor is an affluent village located in Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 5,752. It is located in the town of Pelham.
New Rochelle
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
New Rochelle is a city of about 80,000 people in Westchester County, New York. It is also the home of Iona College.
Travers Island
- Categories: peninsula, locality, and landform
- Location: Westchester County, Downstate New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.88732° or 40° 53′ 14″ northLongitude
-73.78763° or 73° 47′ 16″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87G8V6P6+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 357593326OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Travers Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Travers Island”
- Dutch: “Travers Island, New York”
- French: “Travers Island”
- German: “Travers Island”
- Japanese: “トラバース島”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rosedale and Woodside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lower Harbor and New York Athletic Club at Travers Island.
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