Just Room Enough Island
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  Just Room Enough | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Thousand Islands |
| Coordinates | 44°20′33.5″N 75°55′29.5″W / 44.342639°N 75.924861°WCoordinates: 44°20′33.5″N 75°55′29.5″W / 44.342639°N 75.924861°W |
| Archipelago | Thousand Islands |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | New York |
| County | Jefferson |
| Town | Alexandria |
| Village | Alexandria Bay |
Just Room Enough Island, also known as Hub Island,[1] is an island located in the Thousand Islands chain, in New York, United States. The island is known for being the smallest inhabited island, which appears to be around 3,300 square feet (310 m2), or about one-thirteenth of an acre. Purchased by the Sizeland family in the 1950s, the island has a house, a tree, shrubs, and a small beach.[2]
History[]
The island was bought in the 1950s by the Sizeland family, who wanted a holiday getaway and built a house there.[2] Because of the island's small size, in 2010, the Washington Post stated, "One misstep and you're swimming".[3]
Geography[]
Just Room Enough lies on the Saint Lawrence River between Heart Island and , close to the US border with Canada. The island is part of Alexandria Bay,[1] a village within the town of Alexandria, Jefferson County, New York.
See also[]
- List of notable Thousand Islands
References[]
- ^ a b Alexandria Bay (176006) Relation: Alexandria Bay (176006) Alexandria Bay, New York on OpenStreetMap
- ^ a b R.J. Wilson (September 1, 2017). "Just Room Enough Island: A Tiny Island With A Tree, A House, And Not Much Else". urbo.com.
- ^ "Stories, stories everywhere". The Washington Post. September 5, 2010.
External links[]
Media related to Just Room Enough Island at Wikimedia Commons
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