Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Swan Island

Swan Island is a island in Multnomah County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1158515. It sits at 11.7 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameSwan Island
GNIS feature ID1158515
Kind of placeIsland
StateOregon
CountyMultnomah
Latitude45.56067
Longitude-122.70899
USGS topographic mapPortland
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated11.7 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated38 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other islands

Every island covered here

Other places in Multnomah County

Questions

Where is Swan Island?

In Multnomah County, Oregon, at 45.56067, -122.70899. The USGS records it on the Portland topographic map.

How high is Swan Island?

11.7 metres (38 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Swan Island?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a island 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