City Island
City Island is a mile-long island in the Susquehanna River between Harrisburg and Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is used mainly for leisure and sports activities.Photo: formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- 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.
Pennsylvania Capitol
Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania 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.
Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Carptrash, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge is a currently unused railroad bridge. The bridge links downtown Harrisburg, City Island, and the western suburbs of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Dauphin County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dauphin County Courthouse is a government building of Dauphin County located in the county seat, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 1993.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shipoke and Harrisburg.
Shipoke
Neighborhood
Shipoke is a neighborhood in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Shipoke is delineated by I-83 to the south, Washington Street to the north, Second Street to the east, and the Susquehanna River to the west.
Harrisburg
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harrisburg is the capital and 4th-largest metropolitan area of Pennsylvania, with a metro population of 592,000 people in 2020. Harrisburg is known as the host city of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, the largest free indoor agriculture exposition in the United…
Summit Terrace
Neighborhood
Summit Terrace is a historic neighborhood within the Central Allison Hill section of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is bound by State Street, North Thirteenth Street, Bailey Street, North Twelfth Street, and Royal Terrace.
City Island
- Categories: river island, urban park, park, recreation area, locality, and landform
- Location: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.25551° or 40° 15′ 20″ northLongitude
-76.88858° or 76° 53′ 19″ westElevation
305 feet (93 metres)Open location code
87G57446+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 4415710OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5184384Wikidata ID
Q5123247
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Satellite Map
Discover City Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
- Persian: “سیتی آیلند (پنسیلوانیا)”
- Persian: “سیتی آیلند”
- Urdu: “سٹی آئی لینڈ (پنسلوانیا)”
- Urdu: “سٹی آئی لینڈ”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Walnut Street Station and John Harris Trading Post (replica).
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