Wellesley Island
Wellesley Island is an island in Jefferson County, New York, the island is partially in the Town of Orleans and partially in the Town of Alexandria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in the St. Lawrence River in Jefferson County, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Wells Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dewolf Point State Park and Thousand Islands Bridge.
Dewolf Point State Park
Park
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Dewolf Point State Park is a 13-acre state park on Wellesley Island in the St. Lawrence River. The park is situated within the Town of Orleans in Jefferson County, New York. The park was established in 1898 as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation. Dewolf Point State Park is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wellesley Island.
Thousand Islands Bridge
Bridge
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The Thousand Islands International Bridge is an American-maintained international bridge system over the Saint Lawrence River connecting northern New York in the United States with southeastern Ontario in Canada. Thousand Islands Bridge is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wellesley Island.
Rock Island Light
Islet
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Rock Island Light is a lighthouse on Rock Island in the Saint Lawrence River in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The island is owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and operated as Rock Island Lighthouse State Park. Rock Island Light is situated 2½ miles south of Wellesley Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thousand Island Park and Fishers Landing.
Thousand Island Park
Hamlet
Thousand Island Park, also known as TI Park, is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orleans, Jefferson County, New York, United States, in the Thousand Islands region on the St. Thousand Island Park is situated 2 miles south of Wellesley Island.
Fishers Landing
Hamlet
Fishers Landing is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orleans in Jefferson County, New York, United States. It is just southwest of Grass Point State Park in the Thousand Islands region of New York. Fishers Landing is situated 2½ miles south of Wellesley Island.
Alexandria Bay
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Alexandria Bay is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States, within the town of Alexandria. It is located in the Thousand Islands region of northern New York.
Wellesley Island
- Categories: river island, unincorporated community in the United States, and landform
- Location: Jefferson, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Wellesley Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wellesley Island”
- German: “Wellesley Island”
- Slovenian: “Wellesley Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Wellesley”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Otter Point and Wellesley Island State Park.
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