Bay Island

Bay Island

Bay Island is a two mile long island situated in the North Great Neck area of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The island is bordered by Long Creek to the north and Broad Bay to the south, both offshoots of the Lynnhaven River, and is connected to the mainland by the West Great Neck Bridge on the western side of the island. The island traditionally contains two residential neighborhoods: Broad Bay Colony on the western side of the island and Bay Island on the eastern side, although most residents just refer to the entire residential area as Bay Island. The two neighborhoods share a homeowners' association as well as several other community clubs, such as the Garden Club. Children in the neighborhood attend three schools depending on grade level: John B. Dey Elementary School, Great Neck Middle School, and Frank W. Cox High School. The island is susceptible to flooding, especially on the northern and western sides of the island. Due to this, even small hurricanes or tropical storms may cause the need for an entire evacuation of the island, as the roads on the western side flood, blocking the only exit from the island. This can happen even when the rest of Virginia Beach is not affected by a storm.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bay Island — ist der Name mehrerer Inseln in den Vereinigten Staaten: Bay Island (Florida) Bay Island (Georgia) Bay Island (Idaho) Bay Island (Illinois) Bay Island (Kalifornien) Bay Island (Maine) Bay Island (Maryland) Bay Island (Michigan) Bay Island… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thunder Bay Island — is a 215 acre (87 ha) island in Lake Huron. The island is one of eight constituent islands of the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The island is part of Alpena Township in Alpena County. It marks the entrance to Thunder Bay, the harbor… …   Wikipedia

  • Fortune Resort Bay Island — (Port Blair,Индия) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: Fortune Reso …   Каталог отелей

  • Paradise Bay Island Resort — (Лонг Айленд,Австралия) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: South …   Каталог отелей

  • Island Princess (steamboat) — Daily (upper) Island Princess (lower) Career …   Wikipedia

  • Bay Ferries — Type Private Company Industry Transportation Founded Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (1997) …   Wikipedia

  • Bay Farm Island, Alameda, California — Bay Farm Island is a section of the city of Alameda, California, though it is separtated from the rest of the City by an estuary. This was originally an island in San Francisco Bay, but due to landfill it is now connected to the mainland of… …   Wikipedia

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion — Part of the Cold War Map showing the location of the Bay of Pigs …   Wikipedia

  • Bay County (Florida) — Bay County Courthouse Verwaltung US Bundesstaat: Florida Verwaltu …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Island Falls, Saskatchewan — Island Falls is a hydroelectric power station operated by SaskPower, a Saskatchewan crown corporation. It is located on the Churchill River at 55.5° N, 102.4° W, about sixty miles (100 km) northwest of Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada.Island Falls was …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”