City Island

City Island is a mile-long in the between and in the United States. It is used mainly for leisure and sports activities.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “City Island (Harrisburg)”, “City Island, Pennsylvania”, “Forster’s Island”, “Foster Island”, “Hargast Island”, “Maclay’s Island”, and “Turkey Island”
  • Historically known as: “City 1”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pennsylvania Capitol and Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge.

Town hall
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The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of located in downtown Harrisburg. The building was designed by architect Joseph Miller Huston in 1902 and completed in 1906 in a Beaux-Arts style with decorative Renaissance themes throughout.

Bridge
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The is a currently unused railroad bridge. The bridge links downtown , City Island, and the western suburbs of .

Courthouse
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The is a government building of located in the county seat, . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 1993.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shipoke and Harrisburg.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in Harrisburg, . is delineated by I-83 to the south, Washington Street to the north, Second Street to the east, and the to the west.

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is the capital and 4th-largest metropolitan area of , with a metro population of 592,000 people in 2020. is known as the host city of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, the largest free indoor agriculture exposition in the United…

Neighborhood
is a historic neighborhood within the Central section of . It is bound by State Street, North Thirteenth Street, Bailey Street, North Twelfth Street, and Royal Terrace.

City Island

Latitude
40.25551° or 40° 15′ 20″ north
Longitude
-76.88858° or 76° 53′ 19″ west
Elevation
305 feet (93 metres)
Open location code
87G57446+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4415710
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
5184384
Wiki­data ID
Q5123247
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Satellite Map

Discover City Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“City Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “City 1”
  • Cebuano: “City Island”
  • French: “City Island”
  • German: “City Island”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Schtadt Eiland, Pennsilfaani”
  • Persian: “سیتی آیلند (پنسیلوانیا)”
  • Persian: “سیتی آیلند”
  • Urdu: “سٹی آئی لینڈ (پنسلوانیا)”
  • Urdu: “سٹی آئی لینڈ”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as SoMa and Shipoke.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Walnut Street Station and John Harris Trading Post (replica).

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