The bar lies off the West Virginia coast from the communities of Grape Island and Spring Run.

[1] Grape Island is forested, predominantly with American sycamores.

The island serves as a habitat for great blue heron, wood ducks, cormorants, Canada geese, and migrating loons and tundra swans.

Because of its diversity in wildlife, Grape Island is a part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

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