Valcour Island
Valcour Island is a 968-acre island in Lake Champlain in Clinton County, New York, United States. The island is mostly in the Town of Peru and partly in the Town of Plattsburgh, southeast of the City of Plattsburgh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Lake Champlain in Clinton County, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Valeur Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bluff Point Light.
Bluff Point Light
Lighthouse
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Bluff Point Light, also known as the Valcour Island Light, on Valcour Island in Lake Champlain was in service from its construction in 1874 until 1930 and was one of the last lighthouses on Lake Champlain to be named.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parc and Plattsburgh.
Parc
Village
Parc is a location and census-designated place in Clinton County, New York, United States. The name "Parc" is derived from the official name for the 3,447-acre industrial site, which is PARC, an acronym for the Plattsburgh Airbase Redevelopment Corporation. Parc is situated 3½ miles northwest of Valcour Island.
Plattsburgh
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Plattsburgh is a small city on Lake Champlain in New York's North Country. From the viewpoint of a visitor on foot, it is very walkable, with enough streets lined with beautiful houses, interesting historic buildings and monuments and pleasant waterfronts with paths, a bridge or two and pleasant vistas to reward a day or two of your time.
South Hero
Photo: RoyalbroilAlt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
South Hero is a small town off the coast of Lake Champlain in Vermont. It is the southernmost town among the Lake Champlain Islands.
Valcour Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Clinton, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Valcour Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Valcour Island”
- Chinese: “瓦尔库尔岛”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ڤالكور ايسلاند”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ڤالكور”
- French: “île Valcour”
- French: “Île Valcour”
- German: “Valcour Island”
- German: “Valcour”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Smuggler Harbor and Sloop Bay.
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