Brush Island

Brush Island is an islet in Clatsop, Oregon. Brush Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Brownsmead, as well as near Brookfield.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pillar Rock.

Pillar Rock

Islet

Photo: Allynfolksjr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pillar Rock is a pillar-like monolith in the Columbia River, near its mouth in the state of Washington. Originally rising 75-100 feet, it was dynamited and reduced in height to about 25 feet above the water to serve as a navigational aid and light. Pillar Rock is situated 2 miles north of Brush Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brownsmead and Knappa.

Brownsmead

Hamlet

Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.

Brownsmead is an unincorporated community, on a distributary of the Columbia River called Saspal Slough, in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Previously known as Brody, it was named after W.G. Brownsmead is situated 2 miles southeast of Brush Island.

Knappa

Hamlet

Knappa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on the south bank of the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, approximately 12 miles directly east of Astoria. Knappa is situated 4½ miles south of Brush Island.

Clifton

Hamlet

Clifton is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It is located north of U.S. Route 30, about nine miles northwest of Westport on the south bank of the Columbia River. It is on Clifton Channel across from Tenasillahe Island. Clifton is situated 6 miles east of Brush Island.

Brush Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States of America
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Clatsop, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

46.231° or 46° 13′ 52″ north

Longitude

-123.57716° or 123° 34′ 38″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

84RR6CJF+94

OpenStreetMap ID

way 159141897

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

5716120

Wikidata ID

Q49633981

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Brush Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Brush Island”

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Localities in the Area

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