Davids Island (New York)
Island in Westchester County, New York, United States
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Davids Island is a 78-acre (32 ha) island off the coast of New Rochelle, New York, in Long Island Sound. Currently uninhabited, it was previously the site of Fort Slocum. The island is home to the endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle, and birds such as osprey and least terns. Davids Island also supports valuable wetlands, rare rocky intertidal areas, and sandy beaches. The waters surrounding the island are home to winter flounder, Atlantic herring, and Atlantic silverside.
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Hunter Island (Bronx)
Peninsula in the Bronx, New York
1.1 mi away
Fort Slocum
United States Army fortress in the U.S. state of New York
330 ft away
Davenport Neck
Peninsula in New York
1.1 mi away
Lispenard–Rodman–Davenport House
Historic house in New York, United States
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Island in the Long Island Sound
0.5 mi away
Residence Park (New Rochelle, New York)
American planned community established 1885
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