Bay Island
Bay Island is a small island located halfway down Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California. It is the only island in the Newport Beach harbor islands that does not allow car traffic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Newport Beach, Orange County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Modjeska Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balboa Fun Zone and Collins Island.
Balboa Fun Zone
Theme park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Balboa Fun Zone is a family destination located on the Balboa Peninsula in the city of Newport Beach, Orange County, California. The Balboa Fun Zone offers both an ocean and harbor experience for an estimated seven million annual visitors to Newport Beach.
Collins Island
Islet
Collins Island is a part of Balboa Island in Newport Beach, California. In 1902, James McFadden sold his Newport townsite and about half of the peninsula to William S.
Lido Isle
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lido Isle is a man-made island located in the harbor of Newport Beach, California. Surrounded by the city, Lido Isle was incorporated as part of Newport Beach in 1906.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harbor Island and Balboa Island.
Harbor Island
Quarter
Harbor Island is a small artificial island in Newport Beach, California. Newport Harbor is a semi-artificial harbor that was formed by dredging an estuary during the early 1900s.
Balboa Island
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balboa Island is a harborside community in Newport Beach, California, accessible to the public by bridge, ferry and several public docks. The community is surrounded by a paved concrete boardwalk open to pedestrian traffic.
Balboa Peninsula
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Balboa Peninsula is a neighborhood of the city of Newport Beach, California. It is named after Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the first European to sight the Pacific from the Americas. Balboa is primarily residential with some commercial areas.
Bay Island
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Orange County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.60697° or 33° 36′ 25″ northLongitude
-117.90497° or 117° 54′ 18″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
8554J34W+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 40500956OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Bay Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Bay Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bay Island”
- Dutch: “Bay Island, California”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Bay Island”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Balboa Village and Bay Shores.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Edgewater and Balboa Library.
Orange County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Disneyland, Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Irvine.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bay Island”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.