View Island
View Island is a small island near Caversham Lock, on the River Thames at Reading, Berkshire in England. View Island forms part of a series of riverside open spaces, managed by Reading Borough Council, that stretch along one or other side of the River Thames throughout its passage through Reading.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rosalind Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hills Meadow and Reading Hydro.
Hills Meadow
Park
Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hills Meadow is a park in Reading, Berkshire, England, located next to the River Thames. It stretches along the north side of the river, to the east of Reading Bridge.
Reading Hydro
Power station
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reading Hydro is a run of the river micro hydroelectric scheme in Reading, England. It is located on the River Thames, at the upstream end of View Island and using the head of water provided by the weir at Caversham Lock.
Heron Island
Island
Photo: ad acta, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heron Island is a small island near Caversham Lock, on the north bank of the River Thames at Reading, Berkshire in England. The island has private riverside housing and is connected by road to Lower Caversham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caversham and Newtown.
Caversham
Suburb
Photo: Jystyn, Public domain.
Reading is a large, historic town in Berkshire in the South East of England. It is one of the largest towns without city status in the United Kingdom with just under 235,000 inhabitants.
Newtown
Suburb
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtown is a residential area in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England. It is situated in East Reading between the Cemetery Junction and the River Kennet.
Cemetery Junction
Locality
Photo: Walton Adams, Public domain.
Cemetery Junction is a road junction in East Reading, bordering on Newtown, in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a notorious bottleneck for traffic during rush hour, with the main A4 road meeting the A329 road from Wokingham.
View Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the River Thames
- Categories: river island, nature reserve, recreation area, locality, and landform
- Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.46192° or 51° 27′ 43″ northLongitude
-0.96339° or 0° 57′ 48″ westElevation
125 feet (38 metres)Open location code
9C3XF26P+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 169875221OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
13285144Wikidata ID
Q7928747
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to German—“View Island” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “View Island”
- French: “View Island”
- German: “View Island”
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Highlights include Caversham Lock and Hills Meadow Skate Park.
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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 “View Island”. Photo: Rosalind Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.