Pooles Island
Pooles Island is a small island located on the Chesapeake Bay, part of Harford County, Maryland.[1] It is southeast of the southern tip of Gunpowder Neck. The Pooles Island Light was built on it. Pooles Island was used for bombing practice from 1918 through the 1960s as part of Aberdeen Proving Ground. Access to the island is prohibited due to unexploded ordnance.[2]
 Pooles Island in 2020 | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chesapeake Bay |
| Coordinates | 39°17′07″N 76°15′57″W |
| Length | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | Maryland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2020) |
Oblique view of Pooles Island in 1984. North at lower left.
References
- USGS Gunpowder Neck, MD 7.5" Quadrangle Map, 2019. 1:24:000 scale.
- https://www.proptalk.com/chesapeake-history-pooles-island
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