15 Interesting U.S. Islands 

I appreciate that Geography King helps me learn so much about my own country. I've learned more about US geography through this channel than I did in school.

As a huge geography nerd, you are one of the few channels where I always know I'm gonna learn something new.

My senior thesis in Architecture school was City Island in the Susquehanna river in Harrisburg, PA. I designed a convention center with a hotel and a marina with housing and an outdoor concert arena. I got an 'A'. It is an interesting island about 62 acres with and old pedestrian bridge intersecting it as well as a railroad bridge and an automobile bridge. It has great views of Harrisburg with one of the best state capitol buildings in the country. There is a minor league baseball stadium and soccer fields on the island now. I enjoyed your video!

One thing about the sunrise in Maine. That changes depending on time of year... Cadillac Mountain has the first sunrise during the low colder months, from late September to early March. In the warmer months, it's Mars Hill. For a short time around the equinoxes, it's West Quoddy Head which is quite a beautiful and wondrous peninsula......

You might be interested in Tillamook Rock, one of the few islands off the coast of Oregon. It has a very famous lighthouse called "Terrible Tilly." It's actually for sale. Currently uninhabited.

Isle Royale is actually the third-largest island in the contiguous US, as the second-largest island in the contiguous US is Padre Island which is the biggest of the Texas barrier islands at 209 square miles or 542 square km. Isle Royale on the other hand is 206 square miles or 534 square km. Padre Island is not only the largest of the Texas barrier islands, but also the world's longest barrier island! It was named after Father José Nicolás Ballí, a missionary priest who once owned the island and served as a collector of finances for all the churches in the Rio Grande Valley. Padre Island serves as an important nesting site for the Kemp's ridley sea turtle who primarily live in the Gulf of Mexico. I know you weren't gonna talk about Long Island, but Long Island has some interesting things on its own. The LIRR has more than 700 miles (1,100 km) of track, with the passenger railroad system totaling over 300 miles! The first time a man rode a bicycle for one mile in less than a minute actually happened on the LIRR's Central Branch, when Charles Minthorn Murphy performed this feat in 1899 by drafting behind a LIRR passenger car. The Montauk Point Lighthouse was the very first public works project of the US government, as it was authorized in 1792 by George Washington himself! Shinnecock Hills by Southampton is the oldest incorporated golf club in the US as the club has been around since 1891!

Great video! One i would add is Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake. There is a herd of bison, as well as antelope deer, coyotes, and rarely, wolverines. Also, thousands of migratory birds, and its also an international dark sky park. Great place to camp and visit.

I knew Beaver Island would be on this list, I grew up visiting my grandparents who lived there. It’s a beautiful place.

Loved this one! I grew up on the mainland UP directly across from Washington Island and could see its shoreline across Green Bay (the water body, not the city). Then I went to school at Michigan Tech, and my Mammalogy professor was the one running the Isle Royale wolf-moose-spruce study, which has been ongoing since the 60s or 70s and is the longest continuous biological study.

Hello Geoffrey, I'm John in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. I stumbled across your channel about 15 Interesting U.S. Islands. I love geography and was totally absorbed by this video. I love the research you put into your subject and your presentation. You talked to me, not at me. Therefore I felt totally relaxed as I Followed along. I have subscribed and look forward to many more outings with you. Keep safe and well, and keep up the great productions.

Avery Island was named after the Avery family, who settled there in the 1860s. Petite Anse Island, renamed Avery Island in the late 19th century, was purchased by John Craig Marsh of New Jersey in 1818. His daughter, Sarah Craig Marsh, married Daniel Dudley Avery in 1837, thus uniting the Marsh and Avery families. Before the Civil War, Edmund McIlhenny joined the Avery family, by marrying Mary Eliza Avery, daughter of Daniel Dudley Avery and Sarah Marsh Avery. According to the Tabasco company, Tabasco was first produced by Edmund McIlhenny in 1868, but there's more to it than that. The story actually begins in the pre-Civil War era with a New Orleans plantation owner named Maunsel White, who was famous for the food served at his sumptuous dinner parties. He drew inspiration from European, Caribbean, and Cajun sources. But one of his favorite sauces was of his own devising, made from the Tabasco chili. White added it to various dishes and bottled it for his guests. Although the McIlhennys have tried to dismiss the possibility, it seems clear now that in 1849, a full two decades before Edmund McIlhenny professed to discover the Tabasco pepper, White was already growing Tabasco chilies on his plantation. An interesting fact is that Tabasco is one of the few US companies to be granted a Royal Warrant that certified it as a supplier to the British monarch by Elizabeth II in 2009. Elizabeth II's love of Tabasco was thanks to her mother, who during WWII sent her staff to scourge London for it!

Geography king is a true prince, love all the fascinating stuff we always learn from you, and your dry humor you sprinkle in always make the videos that much more enjoyable.

Next installment I suggest Sauvie Island in the Columbia River just north of Portland, created by the confluence with the Willamette. Half farms and scattered residential protected from intense development by Oregon land use laws, half a riparian forest and bird sanctuary. One of my favorite places in Earth.

Sir, your videos are very informative. You do a great job on all of your videos. Keep up the great work you're doing.

I'm disappointed you didn't mention Whidbey Island, mainly because it's where I grew up. It's home of Deception Pass State Park in Washington, the most visited state park in the State of Washington.

I feel like orcas island, Catalina Island, mackinac island, south bass island, antelope Island, angel island, and bush key all deserve some attention. Also Hawaii Island is pretty interesting completely on its own.

Remember: “It’s only an island if you look at it from the water.” - Matt Hooper

Other notable interesting islands in the US WEST... Catalina Island CA (wildlife), San Juan Island WA (pig war), Canoe (or Pass) Island WA (bridge + deception), Campbell Island in Campbell Lake on Fidelgo Island WA (larger than most Island on islands). Whidbey Island WA (skinny), Alcatraz Island CA (prision), Govener Island OR (airport), Mercer Isalnd WA (suburban).

Far and away my favorite part of learning about these islands is how indigenous peoples interacted with them! So informative!

There’s another Rock Island just off the coast of Washington Island, WI that was once owned by a Chicago businessman with Icelandic heritage, and he built several buildings using the stones on the island as a summer retreat.

Very nice. Thank you. (I always am pleased when I receive a notification of one of your productions. Always very informative and professionally presented.)

Many years ago, I was friends with a lady who's family homesteaded, and still owned Shelter Is. in Flathead Lake, in Montana. They originally grew cherries on the island, and there were still a few trees remaining. It was one of my favorite places, with just 2 small, old cabins and a rickety boat dock. It seems the family has since sold the 25 acre island, and now, there is a huge, ugly English mansion, and lots of pavement, and landscaping. What a heartbreaking thing to happen to that tiny slice of heaven!

Been to Mt. Dessert Island many of times in my life. One of my favorite places on Earth. The beauty is unparalleled!

Isle Royale and Crater Lake are both on my list to visit. Wizard Island has always intrigued me at Crater

The Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior is actually an island as the Portage canal made it an Island. The Portage canal lift bridge (US 41) connects it to the upper peninsula of Michigan. It is a great place to visit.

For anyone curious about St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Strait, RU-vidr Peter Santenello visited there and published a series of three or four long videos. You really get a feel of the island and its people and what life is like there.

Excellent video as always. There's something a big mystical about islands that's hard to describe. One thing about Mt. Desert Island: I've spent a good bit of time in the area and I've often heard locals pronounce Desert like "Dessert" despite there only being one S.

Another interesting one is Assateague Island. It’s split between two states, Maryland and Virginia, and two national wildlife refuges, Assateague and Chincoteague, plus has a population of roaming wild horses.

Great coverage of a fascinating topic. Keep up the good work Kyle. You're the Best.

Cool vid idea, Kyle Honorable mentions from my end: Tangier Island, VA Smith Island, MD Hatteras Island, NC Dry Tortugas, FL And many of the untouched islands off the Virginia Eastern Shore Peninsula

Ocracoke Island, NC would definitely warrant a mention in your next video. Ferry access only, locals with a very distinct dialect, wild horses, and the ghost of Blackbeard!

Fascinating and educational. Thanks for sharing ❤

Awesome video as always. Thank you

In a future video, consider looking at Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay. It has a lot of interesting history. It was considered the Ellis Island of the west because it was a processing/detention for Asian immigrants.

Christmas greetings from the Les Cheneaux Islands on Lake Huron (formerly 50 years in Sanger, CA)

Belle Isle in the Detroit River is also a cool one in the great lakes region

solid georgraphy nerd stuff, well done, greeting from Latvia

FORT DESOTO IS AWESOME! beautiful beaches, significant historical features you can explore, dog park, boat ramps, hiking trails. Good fishing, bikinis. Spectacular sunsets and warm rain thunderstorms. I love it there!

Whitney Island Washington needs to be considered for one of your segments. It has a very interesting history a long with the nearby San Juan Islands. I've really enjoyed what you have done so far

You outdid yourself on this, Kyle. Interesting information non-stop from start to finish! Maybe it appealed to me because I grew up on an island off a bigger island...

You can take a plane to Isle Royale as well from Duluth, MN. Minnesota likes to claim the island for itself as it is much closer to Minnesota than Michigan. It is also the western most part of the Eastern time zone.

I love the way you explain things. Keeping it simple. Easy to understand and digest.

I absolutely love beaver island. Loved it so much I bought a few acres. In my opinion Michigan is probably the prettiest state in the 48 continental. Beaver island definitely has a unique history and some of the nicest people.

Great video- I always love the Great Lakes representation! If there’s a part 2, I would like to nominate Mackinac Island in Michigan and Belle Isle in Richmond, VA. Both have super interesting histories.

Door County is a beautiful area, i spent part of my youth in Door County while visiting my grandmother!

Great video as always

Great video! Loved this topic.

Great video as usual!

great content as always

Thanks for another informative and entertaining geography video, your majesty!

lmao you killed me at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="520">8:40</a>

This channel is so good. Thank you for another great video!

Another great video!

That was really cool! Thanks.

Great as always.

This would make for a great series. Hope to see a part 2.

Love that you chose some spots in the Great Lakes! Just a beautiful area to explore

Very cool ! Well done as usual, Kyle.

Great video! This was a fun watch! I liked the last college one.

Thank you. That is very interesting!

Where is Gilligan's island? That should be 16!

So glad to see Kent Island. I bought a house there in 1990 and lived there for 30 years until 2020 when I moved to WA so my wife could be closer to her family. It is a wonderful place to live but the Ocean City traffic is a killer.

Brilliant vid. Brilliant channel.

Geography King rocks!

Glad you talked about Mt. Desert and Bar Harbor! I went there in October and it was great.

Ah I am so glad you mentioned Beaver Island, I accidentally became super interested in it when I was looking for islands in the great lakes for tabletop Worldbuilding locations to put my players in & now we all want to vacation there sometime lol

isle royale is one of my favorite places of all time. its been a few years since i last visited, but the hiking is unmatched without being too difficult and the catch and release lakes found within have loads of trout and walleye

thanks for including the album in the description! i usually know 'em, but this one was only ringing a bell...

Great Video! 😉👍

Block Island is absolutely gorgeous! The stairs are a famous "instagram spot" kinda like that street in Dumbo in NYC or the Nashville wing mural. Also many of Rhode Island's other islands are gorgeous too such as the famous Newport or Jamestown, a quieter island just West of Newport. Jamestown has these old abandoned WWII artillery fort named Ft. Wetherill that is super cool and I highly recommend.

Quite nice seeing Kent Island chosen. I remember going from SE DC to Chincoteague VA & going over the Bay Bridge. Scary as hell! And seriously, are you snitching my record collection? Keep 'em coming, Kyle.

I'm a big fan of the apostle islands of Lake superior. Maybe because I've lived most of my life next to them and their importance to my ancestors.

for a while there private islands were becoming a status symbol, until you discover the logistics of living on an island, power supplies, waste disposal, medical emergencies, reliable caretakers, oh the problems of a private island. LOL always a fun field trip when we go with the Geography King. !!

Great video! Fun way to wake up in the morning with some coffee, at least for me. Islands are fascinating to begin with, especially the ones within rivers, and the Great Lakes.

Cool islands Kyle. Glad that you included Isle Royale which is possibly my favorite U. S. island.

I live in and love Chattanooga. Thanks for the shoutout!

very interesting report, thank you.

Always a good day when my boy Kyle drops a new vid

on isle royal, i remember leaning about it in 6th grade science with the wolf study! taught us a lot about the balance of predators and prey, and how even tho predators seem like a bad thing they’re very important to ecosystems :)

Now look, obviously i watched the video because i knew you were gonna drop some sweet island knowledge, but really you got some great taste in music, and i'm kinda here to see what's on display so i can dig it. Emmylou's voice is *chefs kiss*

Cool vid, as usual! One thing: I was surprised that you didn’t mention the wild horses that live on Cumberland Island, even though you pictured them. They are definitely one of its major draws.

Thanks for the island report, Kyle. I am looking forward to the next island report. I hope it includes Mud Island.

Love your take on geography. I always learn something from your episodes. Might I suggest a list of the largest islands in each state? Or, the most famous island. Some states might be obvious but others not so much...

Great video! The mention of a couple of Great Lakes islands in particular gets me thinking - you should do a collaboration with Lost Lakes on a video or two. You two could talk about your travels, or ask each other a set of questions, or you could interview him about Canadian rivers and lakes. I think you both give off a similar relaxed but competent and professional vibe that works well!

Enjoyed the video and learned a few things I didn't know. I would love to see you cover Tangier Island in a few episode. Tons of interesting things about the island/town.

This was MUCH more fascinating than I expected it would be (no offense). Very cool!

Sweet bits of knowledge

I'm a native Michigander and Beaver Island is on my list of must-see places. A friend of mine had a rustic cabin there some years ago, and he told me that after Labor Day things would get very, very quiet there. I enjoy your content Geography King!

An amazing video. I can see it getting over 100K views. Thank you!

This is a very interesting assortment of islands.

best geography channel on youtube~!

loved this video. a list of desolate, isolated, or remote us towns would be cool.

was not surprised to see cumberland island on here had the chance to jet ski into its interior and have seen the horses plenty of times. amelia island, the island directly south of cumberland is arguably even more interesting as it has a rich pirate history, as well as having 7 different groups own the island at a point in time. i recommend looking into fire island in new york as well super cool place that doesn’t even feel like you’re in new york.

Cool video, another interesting island is Tangier Island. I do think it might be well known to geography nerds though, but I think the fact that the people that live there have a very distinct accent is pretty unique. It also might disappear in the next few decades and force their very loyal population off the island which is pretty sad to hear

Maclellan island is pretty cool, we went out there on a field trip in elementary school. Williams island behind Baylor is pretty neat too. Great video! I want to go visit some of those islands in the Great Lakes

That was cool!

There's a really nice movie from 2009 called City Island. Free streaming on a few major sites. Andy Garcia and Julianna Margulies lead a blue collar life on this island off Bronx, NY.

Cool video sir

Awesome content, as always! Check out Pollepel Island and Bannerman Castle on the Hudson River!

Thank you!👍😀