Rock Island
Rock Island is an islet in Clark, Nevada. Rock Island is situated nearby to the locality North Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Clark County, Nevada, United States of America
- Also known as: “Boulder Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoover Dam and Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge.
Hoover Dam
Dam
Photo: Ansel Adams, Public domain.
The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Hoover Dam is situated 2 miles southeast of Rock Island.
Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge is an arch bridge that spans the Colorado River between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. The bridge is located within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area approximately 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas, and carries Interstate 11 and U.S. Route 93 over the Colorado River. Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge is situated 2 miles southeast of Rock Island.
Hoover Dam Visitor Center
Tourism office
Photo: Veronidae, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hoover Dam Visitor Center is a tourism office, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Rock Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boulder City.
Boulder City
Photo: Matt Kieffer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boulder City is a city of 15,000 people in Southern Nevada, which was built for construction workers of the nearby Hoover Dam. It is one of only two cities in Nevada where gambling is prohibited.
Rock Island
- Categories: island, shrubland, locality, and landform
- Location: Clark, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.03457° or 36° 2′ 5″ northLongitude
-114.76087° or 114° 45′ 39″ westElevation
1,217 feet (371 metres)Open location code
858726MQ+RMOpenStreetMap ID
way 675054269OpenStreetMap feature
natural=scrubOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5511299Wikidata ID
Q49674991
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Rock Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rock Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Nevada)”
- Cebuano: “Rock Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rock Island and Middle Boulder Island.
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