Rat Island
Rat Island is an islet in Gloucester County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey. Rat Island is situated nearby to the ruins Fort Mercer, as well as near the park Red Bank Battlefield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Mercer and Fort Mifflin.
Fort Mercer
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Mercer was an earthen fort on the eastern shores of the Delaware River in New Jersey that was constructed by the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Fort Mercer is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Rat Island.
Fort Mifflin
Museum
Fort Mifflin, originally called Fort Island Battery and also known as Mud Island Fort, was commissioned in 1771 and sits on Mud Island on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia International Airport. Fort Mifflin is situated 1 mile west of Rat Island.
Girard Point Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
The Girard Point Bridge is a double-decked cantilevered truss bridge carrying Interstate 95 across the Schuylkill River in the American city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Girard Point Bridge is situated 1¼ miles north of Rat Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include National Park and Red Bank.
National Park
Village
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Park is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,026, a decrease of 10 from the 2010 census count of 3,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 169 from the 3,205 counted in the 2000 census.
Red Bank
Hamlet
West Deptford Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,197, an increase of 520 from the 2010 census count of 21,677, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,309 from the 19,368 counted in the 2000 census.
Thorofare
Hamlet
Thorofare is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within West Deptford Township in northwestern Gloucester County, situated in the South Jersey region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Thorofare is situated 2½ miles south of Rat Island.
Rat Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Gloucester County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.87506° or 39° 52′ 30″ northLongitude
-75.19343° or 75° 11′ 36″ westOpen location code
87F6VRG4+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 286342505OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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