Luna Island is a very small uninhabited island in the Niagara River in the U.S. state of New York.
Location and features
Luna Island is in Niagara Falls, New York between Goat Island and Niagara Falls State Park.
It is between the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls, which are two of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. It is approximately wide (between the two falls) and long (extending upstream from the falls). The geology of the island is dolomite rock and concrete base in the area around the falls.
Spectator opportunities
Spectators can view the falls from Luna Island and the proximate Goat Island, both of which are accessible by pedestrian bridges that cross the rapids of the
Niagara River upstream from the falls. Spectators on Luna Island can stand a few feet away from the Bridal Veil Falls and American Falls by walking across the island. Representatives of the nearby Schoellkopf Geological Museum often come to Luna Island where they bring photographs and answer questions about Niagara Falls.
Name
The island is said to derive its name from the ability of an observer, when standing on the island during a full moon, to see "
" in the Niagara mist.
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