Maryland Gazetteer
Pooles Island is a physical feature (island) in Harford County. The primary coordinates for Pooles Island places it within the MD 21010 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Pooles Island |
| Category: | Maryland physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Located in the northern portion of the Chesapeake Bay, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) off the southeast shore of Gunpowder Neck and 31 km (19 mi) east of downtown Baltimore. |
| History: | Explorer John Smith named this island for one of his crew members, Nathaniel Powell but the name has been corrupted over the years to Pooles Island. Today Pooles Island is part of the US Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground facility, and is not open to the public due to unexploded ordinance. (US-T121) |
| County: | Harford County |
| Latitude: | 39.2853864 |
| Longitude: | -76.2652332 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pooles Island: Pooles Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Pooles Island does not include property ownership information.
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