Jones Island
Jones Island is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter
- Description: human settlement in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Also known as: “Jones Island, Milwaukee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kaszubes Park and Milwaukee Pierhead Light.
Milwaukee Pierhead Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Jjegers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Milwaukee Pierhead Light is an active lighthouse located in the Milwaukee harbor, just south of downtown. This aid to navigation is a 'sister' of the Kenosha North Pier Light.
MMSD Jones Island Wastewater
Power station
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
MMSD Jones Island Wastewater is a power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bay View and Lincoln Village.
Bay View
Suburb
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bay View is a neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North America on the shores of Lake Michigan, south of the downtown area and north of the City of St. Francis. Bay View existed as an independent village for eight years, from 1879 to 1887.
Lincoln Village
Quarter
Lincoln Village is a south side neighborhood within the City of Milwaukee. Lincoln Village is situated 1½ miles southwest of Jones Island.
Downtown Milwaukee
Suburb
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Downtown Milwaukee is situated 2 miles north of Jones Island.
Jones Island
- Categories: neighborhood, unincorporated community in the United States, and locality
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.01554° or 43° 0′ 56″ northLongitude
-87.89718° or 87° 53′ 50″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Inception
1857Open location code
86MJ2483+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 7050528659OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
11258151Wikidata ID
Q6275227
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Satellite Map
Discover Jones Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Kashubian—“Jones Island” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Jones Island”
- French: “Jones Island”
- Greek: “Τζόουνς Άιλαντ”
- Irish: “Jones Island”
- Kashubian: “Jones Island, Milwaukee”
- Kashubian: “Jones Island”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Harbor View Plaza and Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility.
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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 “Jones Island”. Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY-SA 2.0.