High Island, New York City

Name: High Island
Address: New York City, United States

#1954 among attractions in New York City

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High Island is a small, uninhabited, privately-owned island, part of the Pelham Islands in the Bronx, New York City. It lies east of the north end of City Island between City Island Harbor and Pelham Bay in Long Island Sound. It is connected to City Island by a sandbar that emerges at very low tide, as well as by a small private bridge. ()

Archipelago: The Pelham IslandsCoordinates: 40°51'35"N, 73°47'8"W

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High Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pelham Bay Park, Hike to the Split Rock, Pea Island, City Island.

1.3 miNW
Park
Pelham Bay Park, New Rochelle
34 min walk • Pelham Bay Park is a municipal park located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is, at 2,772 acres, the largest public park in New York City. The park is more than three times the size of Manhattan's Central Park. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
1.5 miNW
40°52'25"N • 73°48'31"W
Hike to the Split Rock, New York City
40 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
1.7 miNE
Island
Pea Island
44 min walk • Pea Island is a small island in Long Island Sound and a part of the city of New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York. It features a rocky, grass-covered terrain, with exposed rocks at low tide.
0.9 miS
Island
City Island, New York City
23 min walk • City Island is a neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx in New York City, located on an island of the same name approximately 1.5 miles long by 0.5 miles wide.
0.4 miSE
Island
Rat Island, New York City
11 min walk • Rat Island is a privately owned island in New York City. It is approximately 2.5 acres in size and located in City Island Harbor, which is a part of Long Island Sound. It is about halfway between City Island and Hart Island and south of High Island. It is one of the Pelham Islands.
0.8 miS
Library
City Island Library, New York City
22 min walk • The New York Public Library system includes libraries in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island. This page is organized by borough, and alphabetically. The boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens are supported by their own separate library systems.
1 miSE
Island
Hart Island, New York City
25 min walk • Hart Island, sometimes referred to as Hart's Island, is located at the western end of Long Island Sound, in the northeastern Bronx in New York City.
1.7 miNE
Island
Columbia Island
43 min walk • Columbia Island, is an island in the Long Island Sound and part of New Rochelle, New York. It is situated off the south-eastern coast of Davids' Island, immediately adjacent to Pea Island.
0.9 miS
Universities and schools, Museum, Georgian architecture
Public School 17, New York City
22 min walk • Public School 17 is a historic school located at City Island in the Bronx, New York City. It was designed by architect C. B. J. Snyder and built in 1897 in the Neo-Georgian style. A rear addition was built in 1930. It is a two-story, five-bay brick building on a high basement.

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Which popular attractions are close to High Island?

Nearby attractions include Rat Island, New York City (11 min walk), City Island Library, New York City (22 min walk), Public School 17, New York City (22 min walk), City Island, New York City (23 min walk).