diff --git a/geojson/poly/inside.go b/geojson/poly/inside.go
index 3ba6ae33..ee6bcaab 100644
--- a/geojson/poly/inside.go
+++ b/geojson/poly/inside.go
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ func (p Point) Inside(exterior Polygon, holes []Polygon) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// Inside detects if a rect intersects another polygon
+func (r Rect) Inside(exterior Polygon, holes []Polygon) bool {
+	return r.Polygon().Inside(exterior, holes)
+}
+
 // Inside returns true if shape is inside of exterior and not in a hole.
 func (shape Polygon) Inside(exterior Polygon, holes []Polygon) bool {
 	var ok bool
diff --git a/geojson/poly/intersects.go b/geojson/poly/intersects.go
index 96a5f71b..c6017ece 100644
--- a/geojson/poly/intersects.go
+++ b/geojson/poly/intersects.go
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ func (p Point) Intersects(exterior Polygon, holes []Polygon) bool {
 	return p.Inside(exterior, holes)
 }
 
+// Intersects detects if a rect intersects another polygon
+func (r Rect) Intersects(exterior Polygon, holes []Polygon) bool {
+	return r.Polygon().Inside(exterior, holes)
+}
+
 // Intersects detects if a polygon intersects another polygon
 func (shape Polygon) Intersects(exterior Polygon, holes []Polygon) bool {
 	return shape.doesIntersects(false, exterior, holes)
diff --git a/geojson/poly/poly.go b/geojson/poly/poly.go
index 4ce00ced..8167a597 100644
--- a/geojson/poly/poly.go
+++ b/geojson/poly/poly.go
@@ -62,6 +62,17 @@ type Rect struct {
 	Min, Max Point
 }
 
+// Polygon returns a polygon for the rect
+func (r Rect) Polygon() Polygon {
+	p := Polygon(make([]Point, 5))
+	p[0] = Point{X: r.Min.X, Y: r.Max.Y}
+	p[1] = Point{X: r.Max.X, Y: r.Max.Y}
+	p[2] = Point{X: r.Max.X, Y: r.Min.Y}
+	p[3] = Point{X: r.Min.X, Y: r.Min.Y}
+	p[4] = Point{X: r.Min.X, Y: r.Max.Y}
+	return p
+}
+
 // Rect returns the bounding box rectangle for the polygon
 func (p Polygon) Rect() Rect {
 	var bbox Rect
diff --git a/geojson/polygon.go b/geojson/polygon.go
index 8fc3d2fb..463e33c0 100644
--- a/geojson/polygon.go
+++ b/geojson/polygon.go
@@ -97,7 +97,15 @@ func (g Polygon) WithinBBox(bbox BBox) bool {
 	if len(g.Coordinates) == 0 {
 		return false
 	}
-	return polyPositions(g.Coordinates[0]).InsideRect(rectBBox(bbox))
+	rbbox := rectBBox(bbox)
+	ext, holes := polyExteriorHoles(g.Coordinates)
+	if len(holes) > 0 {
+		if rbbox.Max == rbbox.Min {
+			return rbbox.Min.Inside(ext, holes)
+		}
+		return rbbox.Inside(ext, holes)
+	}
+	return ext.InsideRect(rectBBox(bbox))
 }
 
 // IntersectsBBox detects if the object intersects a bbox.
@@ -108,7 +116,15 @@ func (g Polygon) IntersectsBBox(bbox BBox) bool {
 	if len(g.Coordinates) == 0 {
 		return false
 	}
-	return polyPositions(g.Coordinates[0]).IntersectsRect(rectBBox(bbox))
+	rbbox := rectBBox(bbox)
+	ext, holes := polyExteriorHoles(g.Coordinates)
+	if len(holes) > 0 {
+		if rbbox.Max == rbbox.Min {
+			return rbbox.Min.Intersects(ext, holes)
+		}
+		return rbbox.Intersects(ext, holes)
+	}
+	return ext.IntersectsRect(rectBBox(bbox))
 }
 
 // Within detects if the object is fully contained inside another object.
diff --git a/geojson/polygon_test.go b/geojson/polygon_test.go
index 61999ecd..e4cf50d3 100644
--- a/geojson/polygon_test.go
+++ b/geojson/polygon_test.go
@@ -246,3 +246,55 @@ func TestPolygonIntersectsBBox(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("!")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIssue241(t *testing.T) {
+	g, _ := ObjectJSON(`{
+  "type": "Polygon",
+  "coordinates": [
+    [
+      [2.2571754455566406, 48.84472294197522],
+      [2.252626419067383, 48.8473212003792],
+      [2.2455883026123047, 48.847660093710566],
+      [2.2386789321899414, 48.846022088028505],
+      [2.2353315353393555, 48.842152792889486],
+      [2.235288619995117, 48.83966724854628],
+      [2.236189842224121, 48.836870863722986],
+      [2.240910530090332, 48.83461104476972],
+      [2.2461462020874023, 48.8343568087582],
+      [2.2527122497558594, 48.83540199299912],
+      [2.2573471069335938, 48.837746516162916],
+      [2.259106636047363, 48.84003443899817],
+      [2.259106636047363, 48.84302835299516],
+      [2.2571754455566406, 48.84472294197522]
+    ],
+    [
+      [2.2546112537384033, 48.84285183001222],
+      [2.254890203475952, 48.842774159702614],
+      [2.255094051361084, 48.84197626682054],
+      [2.2551369667053223, 48.84108656596295],
+      [2.254589796066284, 48.8398649668164],
+      [2.2528302669525146, 48.83974492367404],
+      [2.2515535354614253, 48.839942641637556],
+      [2.2512423992156982, 48.84047223948045],
+      [2.2509634494781494, 48.841891534086436],
+      [2.2513389587402344, 48.84261881872204],
+      [2.2546112537384033, 48.84285183001222]
+    ]
+  ]
+}`)
+	p1, _ := ObjectJSON(`{"type":"Point","coordinates":[2.253119945526123,48.841404318083505]}`)
+	if g.Intersects(p1) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", false, g.Intersects(p1))
+	}
+	if g.Within(p1) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", false, g.Within(p1))
+	}
+	p2, _ := ObjectJSON(`{"type":"Point","coordinates":[2.2564244270324703,48.83788774899389]}`)
+	if !g.Intersects(p2) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", true, g.Intersects(p2))
+	}
+	if !g.Within(p2) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", false, g.Within(p2))
+	}
+
+}