Hess Island
Hess Island is an islet in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Hess Island is situated nearby to Riverside Park, as well as near the islet Stucker Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capital City Airport and Harrisburg 19th Street Armory.
Capital City Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Capital City Airport is a public airport in Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, three miles southeast of Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg 19th Street Armory
Historic building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Harrisburg 19th Street Armory is an historic, United States National Guard armory that is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Harrisburg 19th Street Armory is situated 1½ miles north of Hess Island.
UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg
Hospital
UPMC Harrisburg is a 409-bed urban hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center system. The hospital serves as the hub for the UPMC network, providing care to the residents throughout southcentral Pennsylvania. UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg is situated 2 miles northwest of Hess Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Cumberland and New Market.
New Cumberland
Town
Photo: Penndyl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Cumberland is a borough in the easternmost region of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. New Cumberland was incorporated on March 21, 1831.
New Market
Village
New Market is a census-designated place located in Fairview Township, York County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located near the Susquehanna River in far northern York County, near the borough of New Cumberland, which is located in Cumberland County.
Steelton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Steelton is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, 4 miles southeast of Harrisburg. The population was 6,263 at the 2020 census. The borough is part of the Harrisburg metropolitan area.
Hess Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.23047° or 40° 13′ 50″ northLongitude
-76.85828° or 76° 51′ 30″ westOpen location code
87G564JR+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1470446374OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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