<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Location in Port of New York and New Jersey Location in Port of New York and New Jersey Location in Port of New York and New Jersey Location in Port of New York and New Jersey Show map of New York City Show map of New York Show map of Hudson County, New Jersey Show map of the US Show all </Td> </Tr> <P> Liberty Island is a federally owned island in Upper New York Bay in the United States, best known as the location of the Statue of Liberty . The island is an exclave of the New York City borough of Manhattan, surrounded by the waters of Jersey City, New Jersey . Long known as Bedloe's Island, it was renamed by an act of the United States Congress in 1956 . In 1937, by Presidential Proclamation 2250 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, it became part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and in 1966, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island . </P> <P> According to the United States Census Bureau, the island has a land area of 59,558 square meters, or 14.717 acres, which is the property of the federal government . A pact between New York and New Jersey states that New York has control of the Island, but taxes go to New Jersey, and the power comes from Jersey City . Liberty Island is located in the Upper New York Bay surrounded by the waters of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey . Liberty Island is one of the islands that are part of the borough of Manhattan in New York . The historical developments which led to this construction created the rare situation of an exclave of one state, New York, being situated in another, New Jersey . </P> <P> The island is operated by the National Park Service, and since September 11, 2001, guarded by around - the - clock patrols of the United States Park Police Marine Patrol Unit . Liberty Island is 2,000 feet (610 m) east of Liberty State Park in Jersey City and is 1.58 statute miles (2.6 kilometers) southwest of Battery Park in Lower Manhattan . Public access is permitted only by ferries from either of the two parks, which serve the national monument, also stopping at Ellis Island . Hornblower Cruises and Events, operating under the name Statue Cruises, holds the exclusive concession for ferry service to and from the island . </P>

Body of water around the statue of liberty