Twelvemile Island
Twelvemile Island is an islet in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania. Twelvemile Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Harmarville, as well as near the town Oakmont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: river island in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Barton’s Island”, “Brewster’s Island”, and “Twelve Mile Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jonathon Hulton Bridge and Riverview High School.
Jonathon Hulton Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Dkalinosky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jonathon Hulton Bridge, built in 1908, was the first major bridge designed by Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Spanning the Allegheny River, it connected the eastern Pittsburgh suburbs of Oakmont and Harmarville, Pennsylvania.
Riverview High School
School
Riverview Junior-Senior High School is a public school located in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. The school has a total enrollment of approximately 430 students from grades 7-12, and is part of the Riverview School District, serving Oakmont and Verona.
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Canadian National Railway's Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad division across the Allegheny River between the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum and Harmar Township, Pennsylvania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harmarville and Oakmont.
Harmarville
Hamlet
Harmarville is an unincorporated community located in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Oakmont
Town
Oakmont is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Allegheny River. The population was 6,758 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Harmar Township
Town
Harmar Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It contains the communities of Acmetonia, Harmarville, Harmar Heights, and Chapel Downs.
Twelvemile Island
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.53197° or 40° 31′ 55″ northLongitude
-79.83981° or 79° 50′ 23″ westElevation
735 feet (224 metres)Open location code
87G2G5J6+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 156594748OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Twelvemile Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Twelvemile Island (pulo sa Tinipong Bansa, Pennsylvania)”
- Cebuano: “Twelvemile Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fairview Heights and Oakmont Commons.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission - Deer Creek/Harmarville Access area and Falling Springs Park.
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