Ward Island
Ward Island is an islet in Franklin, New York. Ward Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Upper St. Regis, as well as near Keese Mill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lower St. Regis Lake and Saint Regis Mountain.
Lower St. Regis Lake
Reservoir
Lower St. Regis Lake is a part of the St. Regis River in the Adirondacks in northern New York State. At its northern edge is Paul Smith's College, former site of Paul Smith's Hotel. Lower St. Regis Lake is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ward Island.
Saint Regis Mountain
Peak
Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Regis Mountain is a 2,838-foot-tall mountain in the town of Santa Clara, New York, in Franklin County at the center of the Saint Regis Canoe Area in the Adirondack Park. Saint Regis Mountain is situated 2 miles west of Ward Island.
St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station
Protected area
Photo: John Sweeney, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Saint Regis Mountain at Santa Clara in Franklin County, New York. St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station is situated 2 miles west of Ward Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upper St. Regis and Keese Mill.
Upper St. Regis
Hamlet
Upper St. Regis is a small hamlet on New York State Route 30 near Upper St. Regis Lake, 3 miles south of Paul Smiths in Franklin County, New York, United States. Camp Wild Air was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Keese Mill
Hamlet
Keese Mill—better known locally as Keese's Mills, but also spelled as Keeses Mill and Keeses Mills—is a hamlet west of Paul Smiths in the Town of Brighton, Franklin County, New York, United States, in the Adirondacks.
Paul Smiths
Hamlet
Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paul Smiths is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Brighton in Franklin County, New York, United States. It is located on Lower Saint Regis Lake in the Adirondacks, 12 miles northwest of Saranac Lake, located at 44°26' North 74°15' West. Paul Smiths is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ward Island.
Ward Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Franklin County, New York, United States of America
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Franklin, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.41124° or 44° 24′ 40″ northLongitude
-74.29066° or 74° 17′ 26″ westElevation
1,673 feet (510 metres)Open location code
87P7CP65+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1227055102OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Ward Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ward Island”
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