Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Oak Island

Oak Island is a cape in Columbia County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1124911. It sits at 8.3 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameOak Island
GNIS feature ID1124911
Kind of placeCape
StateOregon
CountyColumbia
Latitude45.71817
Longitude-122.81927
USGS topographic mapSauvie Island
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated8.3 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated27 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other capes

Every cape covered here

Other places in Columbia County

Questions

Where is Oak Island?

In Columbia County, Oregon, at 45.71817, -122.81927. The USGS records it on the Sauvie Island topographic map.

How high is Oak Island?

8.3 metres (27 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Oak Island?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a cape in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service